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Polymer scale preventive agent
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
l. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a polymer scale
preventive agent for use in polymerization of a monomer
having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond, and a
process for producing a polymer using the same.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Heretofore, methods for polymerization of a monomer
having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond have been
known, such as suspension, emulsion, solution, gas phase
and bulk polymerization processes and the like. In any of
these polymerization processes, polymer scale is liable to
be deposited on the areas with which the monomer comes into
contact, such as inner walls, stirring equipment and so on
of a polymerization vessel.
The deposition of the polymer scale results in disad-
vantages that the yield of the polymer and cooling capacity
of the polymerization vessel are lowered, and that the
polymer scale may peel off and mix into a polymeric prod-
uct, thereby impairing the quality of formed products ob-
tained by processing the polymeric product. In addition,
removal of deposited polymer scale is very laborious and
time-consuming. Further, the polymer scale contains unre-
acted monomers and, therefore, may cause physical disorders
in the operators, which has been a very serious problem in
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recent years.
For preventing polymer scale deposition on the polym-
erization vessel inner wall and so forth, methods have been
known, for example, a method in which a polymer scale pre-
ventive agent comprising a polar organic compound such asamine compounds, quinone compounds, aldehyde compounds,
etc. is applied to the polymerization vessel inner wall and
so on to form a coating and a method in which such com-
pounds are added to an aqueous medium (Japanese Patent
Publication (KOKOKU) No. 45-30343, as practiced in some in-
stances of suspension polymerization of vinyl chloride.
However, these methods have the disadvantage that,
although the polymer scale preventive effect is exhibited
while polymerization is repeated for up to about 5 or 6
batches, the effect diminishes if the number of repeated
batches of polymerization exceeds 5 or 6 (that is, the
scale preventive effect is poor in durability). The disad-
vantage is emphasized particularly where a water-soluble
catalyst is used for polymerization, and, in this point,
the polymer scale prevention according to these methods is
unsatisfactory industrially.
For overcoming the above disadvantage, Japanese Pre-
examination Patent Publication (KOKAI) No. 53-13689 pro-
poses a method in which the inner wall, etc. of a polymeri-
zation vessel are coated with a polymer scale preventiveagent comprising a condensation product of an aromatic
amine compound as an effective constituent. Where the
polymer scale preventive agent is applied to the areas with
which monomers come into contact, such as the inner wall
surface of a polymerization vessel, and a coating is
thereby formed, it is possible to repeat about l00 to 200
batches of polymerization without causing deposition of
polymer scale on the areas located in the liquid-phase
region inside the polymerization vessel. Besides, even in
the above-mentioned case where a water-soluble catalyst is
used, deposition of polymer scale in the liquid-phase re-
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gion is similarly prevented.
However, after the coating of the polymer scale preventive
agent comprising a condensation product of an aromatic amine
compound as its effective constituent is formed, there still
remains a drawback that polymer scale deposition may occur on
the areas around the interface between the liquid phase and the
gas phase located at an upper portion of the interior of the
polymerization vessel.
Once polymer scale deposition occurs on the areas around
the interface between the gas and liquid phases, the deposited
scale will grow gradually as polymerization runs are repeated,
and at last it may peel off to be incorporated into the
polymeric product. If the polymeric product with the polymer
scale thus mixed therein is processed into formed products such
as sheets or the like, the polymer scale causes generation of
many fish eyes in the formed products, thereby lowering
seriously the quality of the formed products.
Besides, the polymeric product obtained upon
polymerization is required to have a high whiteness. That is,
when a polymeric product is formed into a sheet or the like
without any addition of a coloring agent, the resulting formed
product is more or less colored and such coloration, called
initial coloration, is desired to be as slight as possible.
However, the aforesaid coating of the polymer scale preventive
agent which contains a condensation product of an aromatic
amine compound may peel off or dissolve in the polymerization
mass, to be incorporated into the polymeric product; in such
a case, the resulting formed products will have a lowered
whiteness, i.e., a higher initial coloration.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly it is a feature of an embodiment of the
present invention to provide a polymer scale preventive agent
for use in polymerization of a monomer having an ethylenically
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unsaturated double bond that can prevent effectively the
deposition of polymer scale, not only on the areas in the
liquid-phase region but also on the areas around the interface
between the gas and liquid phases inside a polymerization
vessel, and that makes it possible to produce a polymer having
a very small number of fish eyes and slight initial coloration
when processed into formed products such as sheets or the like;
and a process for producing a polymer using the polymer scale
preventive agent.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
there is provided a polymer scale preventive agent for use in
polymerization of a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated
double bond, comprising an alkaline solution containing: (A)
a condensation product having a molecular weight of 400 to
50,000 obtained by condensing a quinone compound in the
presence of an alkali metal hydroxide in a solvent, the
concentration of the quinone compound in the solvent being 0.5
to 25% by weight.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present
invention there is provided a process for producing a polymer
of a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond,
which comprises polymerizing the monomer in a polymerization
vessel having a coating on its inner wall surfaces, whereby
polymer scale is prevented from being deposited, wherein the
coating has been formed by applying an alkaline solution
containing: (A) a condensation product having a molecular
weight of 400 to 50,000 obtained by condensing a quinone
compound, in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide in a
solvent, the concentration of the quinone compound in the
solvent being 0.5 to 25% by weight, and drying the applied
solution.
According to the present invention, deposition of polymer
scale in a polymerization vessel can be effectively prevented,
not only on the areas in the liquid-phase region but also on
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the areas around the interface between the gas phase and the
liquid phase.
Therefore, where polymerization is conducted by applying
the present invention, the operation of removing polymer scale
need not be performed every run of polymeri-
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zation, and productivity is thereby improved.
In addition, the polymer obtained by application of
the present invention can be processed into formed products
such as sheets or the like which have very few fish eyes.
Furthermore, the formed products have good quality in
regard of initial coloration. More specifically, the
formed products have a luminosity index (L value) in the
Hunter's color difference equation described in JIS Z 8730
(1980) of, for example, 70 or more in the case of vinyl
chloride polymers and 80 or more in the case of SBR.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Component (A)
Quinone compound
The quinone compound includes, for example, the ben-
zoquinone compounds of the following general formulas (l)and (2):
(R)4 (1)
, and
~0
~ (Rl) (2)
wherein in the formulas (l) and (2), (Rl)'s may be the same
or different and are each -H, -NH2, -Cl, -Br, -OH, -NO2,
-COCH3, -OCH3, -N(CH3)2, -COOH, -SO3H or an alkyl group
having l to 3 carbon atomsi and
the naphthoquinone compounds of the following general
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formulas (3) and (4):
(R )4 ~(R2~2 (3)
, and
(R 1~ ~ (R 2~ 2 (4)
wherein in the formulas (3) and (4), (R1)'s may be the same
or different and are each as defined above, and (R2)'s may
be the same or different and are each -H, -Cl, -Br, -OH,
-COCH3, -OCH3, -CH3, -COOH or -SO3H.
Specifically, examples of the benzoquinone compounds
of the general formula (1) or (2) include o- and p-benzo-
quinones, hydroxy-p-benzoquinone, chloro-p-benzoquinone,
bromo-p-benzoquinone, duroquinone, chloranil and the like.
Specific examples of the naphthoquinone compounds of
the general formula (3) and (4) include 6-methyl-1,4-naph-
thoquinone, 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, lawsone, juglone,
plumbagin, a-naphthoquinone, ~-naphthoquinone and the like.
Among the quinone compounds above, preferred are o-
and p-benzoquinones, ~-naphthoquinone, ~-naphthoquinone and
lawsone.
These quinone compounds may be used either singly or
in combination of two or more.
Production of condensation product of quinone compound
The component (A), an essential constituent of the
polymer scale preventive agent according to the present
invention, is a condensation product having a molecular
weight of 400 to 50,000, preferably 600 to 20,000, which
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can be obtained by condensing the above-described quinone
compound. If the molecular weight is less than 400, the
resulting polymer scale-preventing effect is low. If the
molecular weight exceeds 50,000, on the other hand, the
solubility of the condensation product in water and in
organic solvents is lowered, so that a uniform polymer
scale preventive agent cannot be prepared and the scale
preventing effect is lowered.
The above-described condensation product can be pro-
duced, for example, by bringing the above quinone compoundinto reaction in a solvent, normally at 20 to 200~C, pref-
erably at 80 to 150~C, the reaction time being normally 2
to 200 hours. In the reaction, the concentration of the
quinone compound in the solvent preferably ranges from 0.5
to 25% by weight, more preferably from 1 to 20% by weight.
Besides, the condensation reaction is preferably
carried out in the presence of an alkaline compound, in
order to accelerate the reaction. In the presence of the
alkaline compound, the reaction may be normally carried out
at 20 to 150~C, preferably 25 to 100~C. The reaction time
then is normally on the order of 1 to 100 hours, preferably
7 to 70 hours. Such an alkaline compound is preferably
used in an amount of 0.01 to 100 parts by weight, more
preferably 0.1 to 40 parts by weight, per 100 parts by
weight of the quinone compound. The alkaline compound
includes, for example, alkali metal hydroxides such as
LiOH, NaOH, KOH and the like.
Furthermore, in the above condensation reaction, an
oxidizing agent may be used, as required. The oxidizing
agents which can be used include, for example, elemental
and molecular halogens such as iodine, bromine and fluo-
rine; oxyacids and their salts, such as iodic acid, peri-
odic acid, potassium periodate and sodium perchlorate;
inorganic peroxides such as hydrogen peroxide, sodium per-
oxide, potassium persulfate, and ammonium persulfate; or-
ganic peroxides such as peracetic acid, benzoyl peroxide,
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cumene hydroperoxide, perbenzoic acid and p-menthane hy-
droperoxide; chlorides and sulfates of a metal selected
from the group consisting of iron and copper, such as fer-
rous chloride, ferric chloride, copper sulfate and cuprous
chloridei azo compounds such as a,a'-azobisisobutyronitrile
and a,a'-azobis-2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile; and aromatic
nitro compounds such as nitrobenzene, o-, m- and p-hy-
droxynitrobenzenes, o-, m- and p-nitroanisoles, o-, m- and
p-chlorobenzenes, o-, m- and p-nitrobenzenesulfonic acids,
etc.
The solvents for the condensation reaction include
organic solvents such as, e.g., alcohols, ketones and es-
ters, among which organic solvents compatible with water
are preferred. The organic solvents compatible with water
include, for example, alcohols such as methanol, ethanol
and propanol, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone,
and the like, and esters such as methyl acetate and ethyl
acetate, out of which alcohols are particularly preferred.
Mixed solvents of water and an organic solvent compatible
with water can be also used.
It is preferable that the polymer scale preventive
- agent of the present invention further comprises:
(B) at least one member selected from the group con-
sisting of (b-l) an aromatic amine compound, (b-2) an
aliphatic diamine compound, (b-3) a reducing agent, (b-4)
an aromatic hydroxyl compound, and (b-5) an aromatic hy-
droxyl compound-based condensate.
Incorporation of the component (B) into the polymer
scale preventive agent improves the polymer scale-prevent-
ing effect of the agent.Component (B)
(b-l) Aromatic amine compound
The aromatic amine compound (b-l) includes, for exam-
ple, the compounds of the following general formulas (5) to
(8):
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NH2
R3 ~ R4 (5)
wherein R3 is -H, -NH2, -Cl, -OH, -N02, -COCH3, -OCH3,
-N(CH3)2 or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and
R4 is -H, -NH2, -OH, -CH3, -COOH or -S03H;
R3 R3
~NH~ (6)
R4 F;4
wherein (R3)'s may be the same or different and are each as
defined above, and (R4)'s may be the or different and are
each as defined above;
(NH 2) (2-n) ~}X ~ (NH 2) n
(R ) (3+n) (R ) (5-n)
wherein (R5)'s may be the same or different and are each
-H, -OH, -COOH, -S03H, -NH2, -Cl, -N02, -COCH3, -OCH3,
-N(CH3) 2 or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, X is
an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, -N(CH3)-,
-C(CH3) 2-~ -CONH-, -P(=O)H-, -S02-, -O-, -S- or -Si(R)2-
5 (where R is an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms),and n is an integer of 1 or 2; and
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R3~'H2
wherein (R3)'s may be the same or different and are each as
defined above, and R4 is as defined above.
Specifically, the compounds of the above general
formula (5) include, for example, aniline, o-, m- and p-
phenylenediamines, o-, m- and p-aminophenols, o-, m- and p-
chloroanilines, o-, m- and p-nitroanilines, o-, m- and p-
methylanilines, N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine, 4-chloro-
o-phenylenediamine, 4-methoxy-o-phenylenediamine, 2-amino-
4-chlorophenol, 2,3-diaminotoluene, 5-nitro-2-aminophenol,
2-nitro-4-aminophenol, 4-nitro-2-aminophenyl, o-, m- and p-
aminosalicylic acids, o-, m- and p-aminobenzoic acids, 2,4-
and 3,5-diaminobenzoic acids, o-, m- and p-aminobenzenesul-
fonic acids, 2,4-diaminobenzenesulfonic acid and the like.
Among these, preferred are o-, m- and p-aminophenols, ani-
line, 4-methoxy-o-phenylenediamine, 5-nitro-2-aminophenol,
2-nitro-4-aminophenol, o-, m- and p-aminosalicylic acids,
p-aminobenzenesulfonic acid, and 2,4-diaminobenzenesulfonic
acid.
Specific examples of the compounds of the above gen-
eral formula (6) include 4-aminodiphenylamine, 2-amino-
diphenylamine, 4,4'-diaminodiphenylamine, 4-amino-3'-
methoxydiphenylamine, 4-amino-4'-hydroxydiphenylamine and
the like. Among these, preferred are 4-aminodiphenylamine,
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Specific examples of the diphenyl compounds having at
least two amino groups (-NH2) represented by the above
general formula (7) include 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl sulfide,
4,4'-diaminodiphenyl ether, 4,4'-diaminodiphenylpropane,
4,4'-diaminodiphenyl sulfone, bis(4-amino-
phenyl)diethylsilane, bis(4-aminophenyl)phosphine oxide,
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bis(4-aminophenyl)-N-methylamine, 4,4'-diaminobenzanilide,
4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane and the like. Among these,
preferred are 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl sulfone, 4,4'-diami-
nobenzanilide, 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl ether, 4,4'-diamino-
diphenylmethane, and 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl sulfide.
Specific examples of the compounds of the above gen-
eral formula ~8) include a-naphthylamine, ~-naphthylamine,
1,5-diaminonaphthalene, 1-amino-5-hydroxynaphthalene, 1,8-
diaminonaphthalene, 2,3-diaminonaphthalene and the like.
Among these, preferred are a-naphthylamine, 1,5-diaminon-
aphthalene, and 1,8-diaminonaphthalene.
The aromatic amine compounds (b-1) may be used either
singly or in combination of two or more.
(b-2) Aliphatic diamine compound
The aliphatic diamine compound (b-2) includes, for
example, diaminoalkanes, diaminocycloalkanes, diamino-
dialkylamines, diaminodialkyl sulfides and the like which
have two primary amino groups (-NH2), as well as piperazi-
nes and the like.
As the diaminoalkanes, preferred are those having 2
to 12 carbon atoms. Typical examples include 1,2-diami-
noethane, 1,2-diaminopropane, 1,3-diaminopropane, 1,4-diam-
nobutane, 1,7-diaminoheptane, 1,6-diaminohexane, 1,8-diami-
nooctane, 9,10-diaminononane, 1,10-diaminodecane, 1,12-
diaminododecane, 1,2-diamino-2-methylpropane and the like.
The compounds derived from these diaminoalkanes by substi-
tution of at least one of carbon-bonded hydrogen atoms with
substituent groups such as hydroxyl may also be used.
Specific examples include 1,3-diamino-2-hydroxypropane and
the like.
As the diaminocycloalkanes, preferred are those hav-
ing 5 to 13 carbon atoms, for example, 1,4-diaminocyclohex-
ane, bis(4-aminocyclohexyl)methane and the like. The com-
pounds derived from these diaminocycloalkanes by substitu-
tion of at least one of carbon-bonded hydrogen atoms with
substituent groups such as hydroxyl may also be used, for
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example, 1,4-diamino-2-hydroxycyclohexane and the like.
The diaminodialkylamines are compounds having the
following general formula (9):
NH2 -CiH2 i -NR6-C j H2 j -NH2 ~ 9 )
wherein i and j may be the same or different from each
other and are each an integer of 1 to 6, and R6 is -H or an
alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Specific examples
include bis(3-aminopropyl)amine, bis(3-aminopro-
pyl)methylamine, bis(5-aminoheptyl)methylamine and the
like.
The diaminodialkyl sulfides are compounds having the
following general formula (10):
NH2-CiH2i-S-CjH2j-NH2 (10)
wherein i and j may be the same or different from each
other and are each as defined above. Specific examples
include bis(3-aminopropyl) sulfide, bis(5-aminoheptyl)
sulfide and the like.
Among the aliphatic diamine compounds (b-2) above,
preferred are 1,2-diaminoethane, 1,2-diaminopropane, 1,3-
diaminopropane, 1,4-diaminobutane, 1,3-diamono-2-hy-
droxypropane, and piperazine.
The aliphatic diamine compounds (b-2) may be used
either singly or in combination of two or more.
(b-3) Reducing agent
The reducing agent (b-3) functions to stop the con-
densation reaction in the condensation product of the qui-
none compound described above. Presumably, therefore, this
action of the reducing agent stabilizes the polymer scale
preventive agent, thereby improving the polymer scale-pre-
venting effect of the preventive agent. Besides, the re-
ducing agent (b-3) itself has a polymer scale-preventing
effect, so that the addition of the component (b-3) in-
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creases the scale-preventing effect. The mechanism through
which the component (b-3) is effective in preventing poly-
mer scale deposition is not clearly known. Presumably, the
component (b-3) has an effect by which radicals or the like
generated in polymerization reaction are prevented from
being adsorbed on wall surfaces.
The reducing agent (b-3) includes, for example, hy-
drogen; hydrides such as hydrogen iodide, hydrogen bromide,
lithium aluminum hydride, sodium borohydride, calcium boro-
hydride, zinc borohydride, tetraalkylammonium borohydride,trichlorosilane, triethylsilane, and the likei lower oxides
and lower oxyacids, such as carbon monoxide, sulfur diox-
ide, sodium thiosulfate, sodium thiosulfite, sodium sul-
fite, potassium sulfite, sodium bisulfite, and sodium hy-
drosulfite; sulfur compounds such as Rongalit, sodium sul-
fide, sodium polysulfide, and ammonium sulfide; metals
that are electrically highly positive such as alkali metals
(such as sodium and lithium), magnesium, calcium, aluminum
and zinc and their amalgams; salts of metals in a lower
valence state such as iron(II) sulfate, tin(II) chloride,
titanium(III) trichloride, and the like; phosphorus com-
pounds such as phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus triio-
dide, trimethylphosphine, triphenylphosphine, trimethyl-
phosphite, and hexamethylphosphorus triamide; hydrazine;
diborane, and substituted boranes such as ethane-1,2-diami-
noborane, dimethylamine-borane, and pyridine-borane.
Among the reducing agents (b-3) above, preferred are
hydrogen iodide, hydrogen bromide, sodium borohydride,
sulfur dioxide, sodium thiosulfate, sodium thiosulfite,
sodium sulfite, potassium sulfite, sodium bisulfite, sodium
hydrosulfite and Rongalit.
The reducing agents (b-3) may be used either singly
or in combination of two or more.
(b-4) Aromatic hydroxyl compound
The aromatic hydroxyl compound (b-4) has a suppress-
ing effect on the condensation reaction in the condensation
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product of the quinone compound described above. Presum-
ably, therefore, the polymer scale preventive agent is
stabilized by the action of the component (b-4), and the
polymer scale-preventing effect is improved accordingly.
In the polymer scale preventive agent, the component
(A) and the component (b-4) may, in part or entirely, un-
dergo an addition reaction to form an addition reaction
product such as quinhydrone or the like.
The aromatic hydroxyl compound of component (B) in-
cludes, for example, the compounds of the following general
formulas (11) and (12):
OH
R7~R8 (1 1 )
wherein R7 is -H, -Cl, -OH, -COCH3, -OCH3, -COOH, -S03H or
an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and R8 is -H,
-Cl, -OH, -OCH3, -OC2Hs or -COOH; and
R7 ~ R7 (l2)
wherein (R7)'s may be the same or different and are each as
defined above, and R8 is as defined above.
Specifically, the compounds of the above general
formula (11) include, for example, phenol, hydroquinone,
resorcinol, catechol, hydroxyhydroquinone, pyrogallol, o-,
m- and p-chlorophenols, o-, m- and p-hydroxybenzoic acids,
2,4-, 2,5-, 2,6-, 3,4- and 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acids,
2,5-, 2,6- and 3,5-dihydroxytoluene and the like. Among
these, preferred are pyrogallol, resorcinol and hydroxyhy-
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droquinone.
Specific examples of the compounds of the above gen-
eral formula (12) include a-naphthol, ~-naphthol, 1,3-,
1,4-, 1,5-, 2,3-, 2,6- and 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene, 1-
hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid and
the like. Among these, preferred are 2,7-dihydroxynaphtha-
lene and a-naphthol.
The aromatic hydroxyl compounds (b-4) may be used
either singly or in combination of two or more.
(b-5) Aromatic hydroxyl compound-based condensate
The aromatic hydroxyl compound-based condensate (b-5)
is a condensation product essentially comprising an aro-
matic hydroxyl compound described as the compound (c-4)
above as a condensation reactant, and includes, for exam-
ple, condensation products of an aromatic hydroxyl compound
alone; condensation products of an aromatic hydroxyl com-
pound with other compounds such as, for example, acetone,
aldehydes and aromatic amine compounds; and natural aro-
matic hydroxyl-containing organic compounds.
(I) Condensates of aromatic hydroxyl compound alone
The condensate of an aromatic hydroxyl compound alone
can be obtained by reacting an aromatic hydroxyl compound
in the presence of a catalyst such as a peroxide, azo com-
pound, nitro compound, halogen compound, quinone or metal-
lic salt at a temperature of about room temperature to 100~
C in water, an organic solvent such as alcohols, ketones,
and esters, or a mixed solvent of water and an organic
solvent mentioned above. Specifically, the catalyst used
includes, for example, peroxides such as periodic acid,
potassium periodate and hydrogen peroxide; azo compounds
such as a,a'-azobisisobutyronitrile; halogen compounds such
as hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid and
tetrafluoroboric acid; aromatic nitro compounds such as
nitrobenzene; aromatic quinone compounds such as p-benzo-
quinone; and metallic salts such as ferric chloride.
Typical examples of the condensates of an aromatic
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hydroxyl compound alone include individual condensates of
pyrogallol, resorcinol, catechol or 2,7-dihydroxynaphtha-
lene.
(II) Aromatic hydroxyl compound-acetone condensate
The condensate of aromatic hydroxyl compound with
acetone can be obtained by dissolving an aromatic hydroxyl
compound in acetone, and reacting them in the presence of a
catalyst at a temperature of about room temperature to 100~
C. As the catalyst, phosphorus oxychloride is used, for
instance.
Typically, the condensates of aromatic hydroxyl com-
pound with acetone include pyrogallol-acetone condensates,
resorcinol-acetone condensates, 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene-
acetone condensates, 1,5-dihydroxynaphthalene-acetone con-
densates, 2,6-dihydroxynaphthalene-acetone condensates,
2,3-dihydorxynaphthalene-acetone condensates, and the like.
(III) Aromatic hydroxyl compound-aldehyde condensate
The condensate of aromatic hydroxyl compound with
aldehyde can be obtained by reacting an aromatic hydroxyl
compound and an aldehyde in the presence of a catalyst in
an aqueous or alcoholic solvent around room temperature to
about 200~C. The catalyst includes, for example, acidic
substances such as phosphoric acid and hydrochloric acid,
and alkaline substances such as sodium hydroxide, potassium
hydroxide and ammonia.
The aldehyde used as one of the reactants includes,
for example, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, glyoxal, glutaric
aldehyde, benzaldehyde and the like.
Typically, the condensates of aromatic hydroxyl com-
pound with aldehyde include, for example, the condensatesof formaldehyde with phenol, hydroquinone, catechol, pyro-
gallol, 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene, 1,5-dihydroxynaphthalene,
or 1,4,5,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene, the condensates of
benzaldehyde with pyrogallol, phenol, 2,3-dihydroxynaphtha-
lene, catechol, 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene, 1,4,5,8-tetrahy-
droxynaphthalene or 1,5-dihydroxynaphthalene, and so forth.
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(IV) Aromatic hydroxyl compound-aromatic amine com-
pound condensates
The condensate of aromatic hydroxyl compound with
aromatic amine compound can be obtained by reacting an
aromatic hydroxyl compound and an aromatic amine compound
at a temperature of about room temperature to about 200~C
in the presence of a catalyst in water, an organic solvent
such as alcohols, ketones and esters, or a mixed solvent of
water and an organic solvent mentioned above. The catalyst
used includes, for example, peroxides such as periodic
acid, potassium periodate and hydrogen peroxide; azo com-
pounds such as ~,~'-azobisisobutyronitrile; metallic salts
such as ferric chloride; aromatic nitro compounds such as
nitrobenzene; and aromatic quinone compounds such as p-
benzoquinone.
The aromatic amine compound which is used as one ofthe reactants for the condensate, is exemplified by the
compounds of the above general formulas (5) to (8).
Typical examples of the aromatic hydroxyl compound-
aromatic amine compound condensates include pyrogallol-p-
phenylenediamine condensates, resorcinol-m-phenylenediamine
condensates, pyrogallol-1,8-diaminonaphthalene condensates,
catechol-1,8-diaminonaphthalene condensates, 2,7-dihydroxy-
naphthalene-p-aminophenol condensates, 4-aminodipheny-
lamine-pyrogallol condensates, 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene-
1,5-diaminonaphthalene condensates, and the like.
(V) Natural aromatic hydroxyl-containinq organic
compound
The natural aromatic hydroxyl-containing organic
compounds include, for example, Chinese gallotannin, sumac
tannin, tara tannin, valonia tannin, chestnut tannin, myro-
balan tannin, oak tannin, divi-divi tannin, algarobillatan-
nin, gambier tannin, quebrachotannin, wattle tannin, mimosa
tannin, mangrove tannin, hemlock tannin, spruce tannin,
Burma cutch tannin, oak bark tannin, tannin of persimmon,
curcumin, urushiol, lignin, sodium lignin sulfonate, alkali
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lignin and the like.
Among the aromatic hydroxyl compound-based conden-
sates (I) to (V) above, preferred are pyrogallol-acetone
condensates, 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene-acetone condensates,
2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene-acetone condensates, resorcinol-
acetone condensates, 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene-benzaldehyde
condensates, 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene-formaldehyde conden-
sates, l,4,5,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene-benzaldehyde conden-
sates, pyrogallol-formaldehyde condensates, 2,7-dihydroxyn-
aphthalene condensates, pyrogallol condensates, 2,7-dihy-
droxynaphthalene-p-aminophenol condensates, catechol-4-
aminodiphenylamine condensates, pyrogallol-l,8-diaminonaph-
thalene condensates, Chinese gallotannin, wattle tannin,
mimosa tannin, oak tannin, hemlock tannin, quebrachotan-
nin, chestnut tannin, tannin of persimmon, and mangrovetannin.
In the polymer scale preventive agent, the component
(A) and the component (b-5) may, in part or entirely, un-
dergo an addition reaction to form an addition reaction
product such as quinhydrone.
The aromatic hydroxyl compound-based condensates
(b-5) may be used either singly or in combination of two or
more.
Among the (B) components above, preferred are the
diphenyl compounds having at least two amino groups repre-
sented by the above general formula (7), the reducing
agents (b-3), the aromatic hydroxyl compounds (b-4) and the
aromatic hydroxyl compound-based condensates (b-5), and
particularly preferred are the aromatic hydroxyl compound-
based condensates (b-5).
The compounds set forth above as exemplars of compo-
nent (B) may be used either singly or in combination of two
or more.
Where the component (B) is incorporated in the poly-
mer scale preventive agent of the present invention, theamount of the component (B) is normally O.l to l,000 parts
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by weight, preferably 1 to 300 parts by weight, per 100
parts by weight of the component (A).
In order to further enhance the scale preventive
effect, the polymer scale preventive agent of the present
invention preferably comprise, with or without the compo-
nent (B) above-described,
(C) at least one member selected from the group con-
sisting of (c-1) a water-soluble polymeric compound, (c-2)
an inorganic colloid, and (c-3) an alkali metal silicate.
Presumably, these additives (c-1) to (c-3) interact
with the condensation product (A), so that the water-sol-
uble polymeric compound (c-1) improves hydrophilic nature
of the surface of the coating whereas each of the inorganic
colloid (c-2) and the alkali metal silicate (c-3) increases
the adhesion of the coating to the inner wall, etc. of the
polymerization vessel.
Component (C)
(c-1) ~ater-soluble polymeric compound
The water-soluble polymeric compounds (c-1) include,
for example, amphoteric polymeric compounds such as gelatin
and casein, anionic polymeric compounds such as polyacrylic
acid, polystyrenesulfonic acid, carboxymethyl cellulose,
and alginic acid, cationic nitrogen-containing polymeric
compounds such as polyvinyl pyrrolidone, chitosan and poly-
acrylamide, hydroxyl-containing polymeric compounds such as
polyvinyl alcohol, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl
cellulose and pectin.
Among the water-soluble polymeric compounds above,
preferred are gelatin, casein, polyacrylic acid, car-
boxymethyl cellulose, polyvinyl pyrrolidone and pectin.
The water-soluble polymeric compounds (c-1) may be
used either singly or in combination of two or more.
The amount of the water-soluble polymeric compound
(c-1)) is preferably in the range of 1 to 1,000 parts by
weight, and more preferably from 5 to 200 parts by weight
per 100 parts by weight of the components (A).
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(c-2) Inorganic colloid
The inorganic colloids (c-2) which can be added to
the polymer scale preventive agent are those obtained by a
condensing method or a dispersing method using water as a
dispersion medium, with the colloidal particles ranging
from l to 500 m~ in size.
Specifically, the applicable inorganic colloids in-
clude, for example, colloids of an oxide, a hydroxide or a
mixture thereof, the oxide and hydroxide being those of a
metal such as aluminum, thorium, titanium, zirconium, anti-
mony, tin, iron and the like; colloids of tungstic acid,
vanadium pentoxide, gold and silveri silver iodide sol;
colloids of selenium, sulfur, silica and the like; and so
forth.
Among the inorganic colloids above, preferred are
colloids of an oxide, a hydroxide or a mixture thereof, the
oxide and hydroxide being those of a metal selected from
the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, zirconium, tin
and iron; and colloidal silica.
The inorganic colloids (c-2) may be used either
singly or in combination of two or more.
The inorganic colloids (c-2) are added in an amount
of normally from l to l,OOO parts by weight, preferably
from 5 to 500 parts by weight, per lOO parts by weight of
the condensation product (A).
(c-3) Alkali metal silicates
The alkali metal silicates (c-3) which can be added
to the polymer scale preventive agent of the present inven-
tion include, for example, metasilicates (M2SiO3), ortho-
30 silicates (M4SiO4), disilicates (M2Si203), trisilicates
(M3Si307), sesquisilicates (M4Si30l0) and the like of al-
kali metals such as lithium, sodium, potassium and the like
(wherein M stands for an alkali metal such as lithium,
sodium and potassium); and water glass.
The alkali metal silicates (c-3) may be used either
singly or in combination of two or more.
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The component (c-3) is added in an amount of normally
1 to 1,000 parts by weight, preferably 5 to 500 parts by
weight, per 100 parts by weight of the condensation product
(A)-
Where the component (c-2) and the component (c-3) are
used in combination, the total amount of the components
(c-2) and (c-3) is preferably 1 to 1,000 parts by weight,
more preferably 5 to 500 parts by weight, per 100 parts by
weight of the component (A).
For best improving the polymer scale preventing ef-
fect, it is preferable to use a combination of the water-
soluble polymeric compound (c-1) with the inorganic colloid
(c-2) or a combination of the water-soluble polymeric
compound (c-1) with the alkali metal silicate (c-3). Where
the components (c-1) and (c-2) are used in combination, the
amount of the component (c-2) is preferably 5 to 3,000
parts by weight, more preferably 50 to 1,000 parts by
weight, per 100 parts by weight of the component (c-1).
Where the components (c-1) and (c-3) are used in combina-
tion, the component (c-3) is preferably used in an amount
of 5 to 3,000 parts by weight, more preferably 50 to 1,000
parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the component
( c- l ) .
As described above, the polymer scale preventive
agent of the present invention preferably comprises the
component (B) or the component (C), and particularly pref-
erably comprises both the component (B) and the component
(C) .
Polymer scale preventive a~ent
The polymer scale preventive agent according to the
present invention comprises an alkaline solution containing
the component (A), preferably containing the component (A)
together with the component (B) and/or the component (C).
The polymer scale preventive agent is applied to inner wall
surfaces, etc. of a polymerization vessel and is dried to
form a coating, whereby polymer scale can be prevented from
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being deposited on the polymerization vessel inner wall or
the like.
The polymer scale preventive agent may be prepared,
for example, in the following manner. First, the solution
containing the condensation product obtained by the conden-
sation reaction of a quinone compound as above is admixed,
if necessary, with the component (B) and/or the component
(C), and with a solvent (which will be described below) as
required. Then, if the pH of the resulting solution is not
on the alkaline side, the pH is controlled to the alkaline
side. Alternatively, the polymer scale preventive agent
may be prepared by putting the condensation product-con-
taining solution into cold water to precipitate the conden-
sation product, then separating the precipitate by filtra-
tion and drying it, adding the solvent (described below) tothe dried precipitate, together with the component (B)
and/or the component (C) if necessary, and controlling the
pH of the resulting solution to the alkaline side.
Because the polymer scale preventive agent of the
present invention is made alkaline, the solubility of the
condensation product in the solvent is improved and a uni-
form solution can be obtained. Therefore, by applying the
polymer scale preventive agent to the polymerization vessel
inner wall surfaces, etc., an improved scale preventive
effect can be obtained. The pH of the inventive polymer
scale preventive agent preferably ranges from 7.5 to 13.5,
more preferably from 8.0 to 13.5. For pH adjustment, alka-
line compounds can be used, for example, alkali metal com-
pounds such as LiOH, NaOH, KOH, Na2C03, Na2HP04 and the
like, ammonium compounds such as NH40H and the like, or-
ganic amine compounds such as ethylenediamine, monoetha-
nolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, and so forth.
The solvent for use in preparation of the polymer
scale preventive agent of the present invention includes,
for example, water; alcohols such as methanol, ethanol,
propanol, butanol, 2-butanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-
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methyl-2-propanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 2-methyl-2-butanol,
2-pentanol and the like; ketones such as acetone, methyl
ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone and the like; esters
such as methyl formate, ethyl formate, methyl acetate,
ethyl acetate, methyl acetoacetate and the like; ethers
such as 4-methyldioxolan, ethylene glycol diethyl ether and
the like; furans; aprotic solvents such as dimethylfor-
mamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, acetonitrile and the like; and
so forth. These may be used either singly or as a mixed
solvent of two or more thereof on a case-by-case basis.
Among the above solvents, preferred are water and
mixed solvents of water and an organic solvent miscible
with water. The organic solvents miscible with water in-
clude, for example, alcohols such as methanol, ethanol,
propanol and the like; ketones such as acetone, methyl
ethyl ketone and the like; and esters such as methyl ace-
tate, ethyl acetate and the like. The mixed solvents of
water and an organic solvent miscible with water preferably
contain the organic solvent in such an amount that there is
no fear about inflammation, explosion or the like and
safety in handling is ensured as to virulence, etc. Spe-
cifically, the amount of the organic solvent is preferably
not more than 50% by weight, a more preferable amount being
not more than 30% by weight.
The concentration of the condensation product (A) in
the alkaline solution is not particularly limited, as long
as the total coating weight described later can be ob-
tained. Normally, the concentration of the condensation
product is on the order of 0.001 to 5% by weight, a prefer-
able concentration being on the order of 0.01 to 1% by
weight. Where the component (B) is added solely, the total
concentration of the component (A) and the component (B) is
normally on the order of 0.01 to 10% by weight, preferably
on the order of 0.1 to 3% by weight. Where the component
(C) is added solely, the total concentration of the compo-
nents (A) and (C) is normally on the order of 0.05 to 10%
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by weight, preferably on the order of 0.1 to 3% by weight.
~here both the component (B) and the component (C) are
added, the total concentration of the components (A) to (C)
is normally on the order of 0.1 to 20% by weight, prefer-
ably on the order of 0.2 to 6% by weight.
Formation of coatinq
To form a coating on inner wall surfaces of a polym-
erization vessel using the polymer scale preventive agent
prepared as above-described, first the agent is applied to
the inner wall surfaces of the polymerization vessel.
Then, the applied agent is dried sufficiently at a tempera-
ture ranging, for example, from room temperature to 100~C,
optionally followed by washing with water.
The polymer scale preventive agent is preferably
applied to not only the inner wall surfaces of a polymeri-
zation vessel but also other areas with which the monomer
comes into contact during polymerization, for example,
stirring blades, stirring shaft, baffles, condensers, head-
ers, search coil, bolts, nuts, etc.
More preferably, for formation of the coating, the
polymer scale preventive agent is applied to areas with
which the monomer does not come into contact during polym-
erization but on which polymer scale may be deposited, for
example, the inner surfaces, etc. of equipment and pipes of
an unreacted monomer recovery system. Specifically, such
areas include the inner surfaces of monomer distillation
columns, condensers, monomer stock tanks, valves, and so
on.
The method of applying the polymer scale preventive
agent to the inner wall surfaces of a polymerization vessel
is not particularly restricted, and includes, for example,
brush coating, spray coating, a method by filling the po-
lymerization vessel with the polymer scale preventive agent
followed by withdrawal thereof, and the automatic coating
methods as disclosed in Japanese Pre-examination Patent
Publication (KOKAI) Nos. 57-61001 and 55-36288, Japanese
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Patent Publication (KOHYO) Nos. 56-501116 and 56-501117,
and Japanese Pre-examination Patent Publication (KOKAI) No.
59-11303, etc.
The method of drying wet coated surfaces provided by
application of the polymer scale preventive agent, is not
restricted, either. For example, the following methods can
be used: a method in which, after the agent is applied, hot
air with a suitable elevated temperature is blown to the
coated surface; a method in which the inner wall surfaces
of a polymerization vessel and the surfaces of other parts
to be coated are preliminarily heated, for example, to a
temperature of 30 to 80~C, and the polymer scale preventive
agent is directly applied to the heated surfacesi and so
on. After dried, the coated surfaces are washed with water
if necessary.
The coating obtained in this manner has a total coat-
ing weight after dried of normally 0.001 to 5 g/m2, prefer-
ably 0.05 to 2 g/m2.
The formed coating has good durability and retains
the polymer scale-preventing action; therefore, the above-
described coating operation may not necessarily be carried
out every batch of polymerization. Accordingly, productiv-
ity is improved.
Polymerization
After the formation of the coating on the inner wall
surfaces of a polymerization vessel, and preferably also on
other areas with which monomer may come into contact during
polymerization, etc. by the coating operation as above,
polymerization is carried out in accordance with conven-
tional procedures. That is, a monomer having an ethyleni-
cally unsaturated double bond, a polymerization initiator
(catalyst), and optionally a polymerization medium such as
water, etc., a dispersing agent such as suspending agents,
solid dispersing agents, nonionic or anionic emulsifying
agents, etc., and the like are charged into the polymeriza-
tion vessel, and then polymerization is carried out accord-
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ing to conventional procedures.
The monomers having an ethylenically unsaturated
double bond which can be polymerized by applying the proc-
ess of the present invention include, for example, vinyl
halides such as vinyl chloride and the like; vinyl esters
such as vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate and the like;
acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and their esters and salts;
maleic acid, fumaric acid, and their esters and anhydrides;
diene monomers such as butadiene, chloroprene, isoprene and
the like; styrene; acrylonitrile; vinylidene halides; vinyl
ethers; and so forth. These monomers may be used either
singly or in combination of two or more.
There are no particular restrictions on the type of
polymerization to which the process according to the pre-
sent invention can be applied. That is, the process of thepresent invention is effective in any of such polymeriza-
tion types as suspension polymerization, emulsion polymeri-
zation, solution polymerization, bulk polymerization, and
gas phase polymerization. Particularly, the process of the
present invention is more suited to polymerizations in an
aqueous medium, such as suspension polymerization and emul-
sion polymerization.
In the following, taking the cases of suspension
polymerization and emulsion polymerization as an example,
general procedures of polymerization will be described.
First, water and a dispersing agent are charged into
a polymerization vessel. Subsequently, the polymerization
vessel is evacuated to reduce the internal pressure to a
value of O.l to 760 mmHg, and a monomer is then charged,
whereupon the internal pressure usually takes a value of
0.5 to 30 kgf/cm2.G. A polymerization initiator is charged
into the vessel before and/or after charging the monomer.
Subsequently, polymerization is carried out at a reaction
temperature of 30 to 150~C. During the polymerization, one
or more of water, a dispersing agent and a polymerization
initiator may be added, if necessary. Reaction temperature
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during the polymerization is different depending on the
kind of monomer to be polymerized. For example, in the
case of polymerizing vinyl chloride, polymerization is
carried out at 30 to 80~C; in the case of polymerizing
styrene, polymerization is carried out at 50 to 150~C. The
polymerization may be judged to be completed when the pres-
sure inside the polymerization vessel has fallen to a value
of 0 to 7 kgf/cm2.G or when cooling water which is let flow
into and out of a jacket provided around the polymerization
vessel has come to show approximately equal inlet and out-
let temperatures (i.e., when liberation of heat due to
polymerization reaction has subsided). The amounts of the
water, dispersing agent and polymerization initiator to be
charged for polymerization are normally 20 to 500 parts by
lS weight, 0.01 to 30 parts by weight, and 0.01 to 5 parts by
weight, respectively, per 100 parts by weight of the mono-
mer.
In solution polymerization, an organic solvent such
as toluene, xylene, pyridine, etc. is used as the polymeri-
zation medium, in place of water. A dispersing agent maybe used, if necessary. The other conditions for polymeri-
zation are generally the same as those described for sus-
pension and emulsion polymerizations.
In bulk polymerization, after a polymerization vessel
is evacuated to a pressure of about 0.01 mmHg to about 760
mmHg, a monomer and a polymerization initiator are charged
into the polymerization vessel, and then polymerization is
carried out at a reaction temperature of -10~C to 250~C.
For example, the reaction temperature is 30 to 80~C for
polymerization of vinyl chloride, and is 50 to 150~C for
polymerization of styrene.
~ here polymerization is carried out by applying the
process of the present invention, it is possible to prevent
polymer scale from being deposited, regardless of the mate-
rials of the inner wall, etc. of a polymerization vessel.For example, where the polymerization vessel is made of a
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stainless steel or other steel as well as where the polym-
erization vessel is a glass-lined one or the like, the
polymer scale deposition can be prevented from occurring
during polymerization.
Those additive materials which are conventionally
added in polymerization systems can be used without any
limitations. That is to say, the process of the present
invention can effectively prevent polymer scale deposition
in polymerization systems which may contain additive mate-
rials including, for example, polymerization initiators
such as t-butyl peroxyneodecanoate, bis(2-ethylhexyl) per-
oxydicarbonate, 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoyl peroxide, a-cumyl
peroxyneodecanoate, cumene hydroperoxide, cyclohexanone
peroxide, t-butyl peroxypivalate, bis(2-ethoxyethyl) per-
oxydicarbonate, benzoyl peroxide, lauroyl peroxide, 2,4-
dichlorobenzoyl peroxide, diisopropyl peroxydicarbonate, a,
a'-azobisisobutyronitrile, a,a'-azobis-2,4-dimethyl-
valeronitrile, potassium peroxodisulfate, ammonium per-
oxodisulfate, p-menthane hydroperoxide, etc.; suspending
agents comprised of, for example, natural or synthetic
polymeric compounds such as partially saponified polyvinyl
alcohols, polyacrylic acids, vinyl acetate/maleic anhydride
copolymers, cellulose derivatives (e.g. hydroxypropyl
methyl cellulose), gelatin, etc.; solid dispersing agents
such as calcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite, etc.; nonionic
emulsifying agents such as sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitan
trioleate, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, etc.; anionic emul-
sifying agents such as sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium alkyl-
benzenesulfonates (e.g. sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate),
sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate, etc.; fillers such as calcium
carbonate, titanium oxide, etc.; stabilizers such as triba-
sic lead sulfate, calcium stearate, dibutyltin dilaurate,
dioctyltin mercaptide, etc.; lubricants such as rice wax,
stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, etc.; plasticizers such as
DOP, DBP, etc.; chain transfer agents such as mercaptans
(e.g. t-dodecyl mercaptan), trichloroethylene, etc.; pH
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adjusters, and so forth.
In addition to being used for formation of the coat-
ing on the inner wall surfaces, etc. of the polymerization
vessel, the polymer scale preventive agent of the present
invention may further be added directly to the polymeriza-
tion system, whereby a further enhanced effect in prevent-
ing deposition of polymer scale can be obtained. In that
case, the addition amount of the agent suitably ranges from
about lO to about l,000 ppm based on the total weight of
the monomer or monomers charged into the polymerization
vessel. At the time of adding the polymer scale preventive
agent, care should be taken not to affect adversely the
fish eye, bulk specific gravity, particle size distribution
or other qualities of the resulting polymeric product.
EXAMPLES
The present invention will now be described in detail
below, with reference to working examples thereof and com-
parative examples. In the tables below, the experiments
bearing a No. marked with ~ are comparative examples, and
the other experiments, bearing a non-marked No., are work-
ing examples of the present invention.
Production Example l
Production of condensation product No. l
A 2-liter reaction vessel equipped with a reflux
condenser was charged with a mixed solvent consisting of
450 g of methanol and 450 g of water, to which were added
lO0 g of a-naphthoquinone as a quinone compound and lO g of
sodium hydroxide. Next, after heating to 65~C, the mixture
in the reaction vessel was reacted at 65~C for lO hours,
followed by cooling to room temperature to give a condensa-
tion product, which is hereinafter referred to as condensa-
tion product No. l.
The molecular weight of the condensation product No.
l thus obtained was measured by the method below to be
3,000.
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- Measurement of molecular weight
Molecular weight was measured by gel permeation chro-
matography (GPC), and is given as number average molecular
weight in terms of polystyrene. The molecular weight meas-
urement was carried out under the following conditions:
Column: Guard column:
Shim-pack GPC-80ODP (trade name),
produced by Shimadzu Corp.
Separate column:
Shim-pack GPC-803D (trade name),
produced by Shimadzu Corp.
Mobile phase: lO mM ~iBr/DMF
Flow rate: l.O ml/min
Detector: RI
Temperature: 60~C
Production of condensation product Nos. 2 to 9
Condensation product Nos. 2 to 9 were prepared in the
same manner as in the above production of the condensation
product No. l except for using the solvent, quinone compo-
und (a) and alkaline compound given in Table l.
Table l also shows the concentration (wt. %) of the
quinone compound (a) in solution, the ratio (wt. %) of the
amount of the alkaline compound to the amount of the qui-
none compound (a), reaction temperature and reaction time.
The condensation product Nos. 2 to 9 were subjected
to molecular weight measurement by the same method as for
the condensation product No. l. The results are given in
Table l.
Table 1
(A) (a) Conc. of Alkaline Ratio of Solvent Reaction Reaction Molec-
Quinone Quinone component compound alkaline temp. time ular
compound compound (a) comPound to weight
condensation component (wt. ratio) (~C) (Hr)
product No. (wt. %) (a) (wt. %)
1 a -Naphthoquinone 1O NaOH 10 Methanol:Water(50:50) 65 10 3000
2 a -Naphthoquinone 10 Dimethylformamide 100 40 1500
3 a -Naphthoquinone 10 NaOH 20 Methanol:Water(50:50) 25 30 3500
4 a -Naphthoquinone 10 NaOH 30 Methanol 65 10 3000
a-Naphthoquinone 10 NaOH 6 Methanol 65 10 3000
6 Lawsone 10 NaOH 3 Ethanol 80 50 1500
7 P-Benzoquinone 20 KOH 1 Acetone 65 10 2000 c~
8 ~ -Naphthoquinone 5 KOH 10 Ethanol 80 10 1500
9 * a -Naphthoquinone 10 Dimethylformamide 25 1 158
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Example 1 (Experiment Nos. 101 to 109)
In each experiment, polymerization was conducted
using a stainless steel polymerization vessel with an inner
capacity of 1,000 liters and having a stirrer, as described
below.
In preparing a polymer scale preventive agent in each
experiment, the condensation product (A), water-soluble
polymeric compound (c-1), inorganic colloid (c-2) and
alkali metal silicate (c-3) set forth in Table 2 as well as
the alkaline compound and solvent set forth in Table 3 were
used in such amounts as to produce the solvent composition,
total concentration of (A)+(c-l)+(c-2)+(c-3), weight ratio
of (A):(c-l):(c-2):(c-3), and pH shown in Table 3. The in-
organic colloids (a to g, in Tables 2, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18,
21, 24, 27, 30, 33 and 36) which were used as the inorganic
colloid of component (c-2) in this example and Examples 2
to 12 described below are shown in Table 5.
In each experiment, the polymer scale preventive
agent prepared as above was applied to the inner wall, the
stirring shaft, the stirring blades and other areas with
which a monomer comes into contact of the polymerization
vessel. The polymer scale preventive agent applied was
dried by heating at 40~C for 15 minutes to form a coating,
followed by washing the inside of the polymerization vessel
with water.
Thereafter, into the polymerization vessel in which
the coating was formed as above, 400 kg of water, 200 kg of
vinyl chloride, 250 g of a partially saponified polyvinyl
alcohol, 25 g of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose and 70 g of
3,5,5-trimethylhexanoyl peroxide were charged, followed by
polymerization at 66~C for 6 hours. After the completion
of the polymerization, the produced polymer was taken out
and unreacted monomer was recovered out of the polymeriza-
tion vessel. Subsequently, the inside of the polymeriza-
tion vessel was washed with water and residual resin wasremoved.
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Thereafter, the above process including the polymeri-
zation and the washing of the inside of polymerization
vessel with water was repeated batchwise, without carrying
out the coating operation, the repetition number of batch
being given in Table 4.
After the final batch was over, in each experiment,
the amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in
the liquid-phase region and that on areas around the inter-
face between gas and liquid phases inside the polymeriza-
tion vessel were determined according to the method de-
scribed below. The results are given in Table 4.
- Measurement of the amount of polymer scale deposited
The scale deposited in an area of 10 cm square at a
predetermined location on the inner wall of a polymeriza-
tion vessel is scraped off with a stainless steel spatula
as completely as can be confirmed with the naked eye, and
then the scraped scale is weighed on a balance. The meas-
ured value is multiplied by 100 to obtain the amount of the
deposited polymer scale per area of 1 m2.
Besides, the number of fish eyes appearing upon for-
mation of a polymer into a sheet was measured with respect
to the polymers obtained in the experiments, according to
the method below. The results are given in Table 4.
- Measurement of fish eyes
A hundred (100) parts by weight of a polymer ob-
tained, 50 parts by weight of dioctyl phthalate (DOP), 1
part by weight of dibutyltin dilaurate, 1 part by weight of
cetyl alcohol, 0.25 part by weight of titanium oxide and
0.05 part by weight of carbon black are mixed. The result-
ing mixture is kneaded at 150~C for 7 minutes with 6 inch
rolls, and then formed into a sheet 0.2 mm thick. The
obtained sheet is examined for the number of fish eyes per
100 cm2 by light transmission.
Further, measurement of luminosity index (L value) of
a sheet formed from a polymer was carried out, according to
the method below, with respect to the polymers produced in
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the experiments. The results are given in Table 4.
- Measurement of luminosity index (L value)
A hundred (100) parts by weight of the obtained poly-
mer, 1 part by weight of a tin laurate stabilizing agent
(TS-101, product of Akishima Chemical Co.) and 0.5 part by
weight of a cadmium stabilizing agent (C-lOOJ, product of
Katsuta Kako Co.), and 50 parts by weight of dioctyl phtha-
late as a plasticizer are kneaded at 160~C for 5 minutes
with a twin roll mill, and then formed into a sheet 1 mm
thick. Subsequently, this sheet is placed in a mold meas-
uring 4 x 4 x 1.5 cm, heated at 160~C under a pressure of
65 to 70 kgf/cm2 for 0.2 hour and press molded under the
same conditions to prepare a test specimen. This test
specimen is measured for luminosity index L in the Hunter's
15 color difference equation described in JIS Z 8730 (1980).
The greater the value of L, the higher the whiteness evalu-
ated, namely, the slighter the initial coloration evalu-
ated.
The value of L is determined as follows.
The stimulus value Y of XYZ color system is deter-
mined by the photoelectric tristimulus colorimetry using
the standard light C, photoelectric colorimeter (Color
measuring color difference meter Model Z-lOOlDP, product of
Nippon Denshoku Kogyo K.K.) in accordance with JIS Z 8722.
As the geometric condition of illumination and light recep-
tion, the condition d defined in section 4.3.1 of JIS Z
8722 is adopted. From the stimulus value Y obtained, the L
value is calculated based on the equation: L=lOY1/2 de-
scribed in JIS Z 8730 (1980).
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Table 2
Exp (A) (c-1) (c-2) (c-3)
No. Condensa- Water-soluble Inorgan- Alkali metal
tion prod- polymeric compound ic silicate
uct No. colloid
101 1 Gelatin b
102 2 Gelatin b
103 3 b
104 4 Polyacrylic acid c
105 5 Carboxymethyl a
cellulose
106 6
107 7 Polyvinyl alcohol d
108 8 Polyvinyl Sodium
pyrrolidone metasilicate
109~ 9 ~ Gelatin b
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Table 3
Exp. Total conc. (A):(c-1): Alkaline Solvent
No. of (A)t(c-1) (c-2):(c-3) compound
+(c-2)t(c-3) (wt. ratio)
(wt. %) (wt. ratio) (pH)
101 0.5 100:100:100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
102 0.5 100:100:100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
103 0.5 100: - :100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
104 0.5 100: 50:100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (90:10)
105 0.5 100: 50:200: - KOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (90:10)
106 0.5 Ethylenediamine Water:Ethanol (90:10)
(11.5)
107 0.5 100:100:200: - Ethylenediamine Water:Acetone (90:10)
(11.5)
108 0.5 100:100: - :300 Ethylenediamine Water:Methanol (90:10) (11.5)
109~ 0.5 100:100:100: - Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
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Table 4
Exp. Repe- Results of polymerization
No. tition
number Polymer scale amount (g/m2) Number Luminos-
of of fish ity in-
batch Liquid Around interface eyes dex (L)
phase between gas and
liquid phases
101 4 0 5 9 73.0
102 3 1 13 16 73.0
103 3 0 9 11 73.0
104 4 0 6 10 73.0
105 4 0 6 9 73.0
106 3 0 16 18 73.0
107 4 0 7 11 73.0
108 4 0 5 8 73.0
109~ 2 18 99 42 73.0
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Table 5
Diameter of Name of articleManufacturer
colloidal
particles
(m~)
a 10 ~ 20 Snowtex 0 * Nissan Chemical
(colloidal silica)Industries, Ltd.
b 5 ~ 7 Snowtex CXS-9 * Nissan Chemical
(colloidal silica)Industries, Ltd.
c 100 ~ 200 Titanium oxide Nissan Chemical
Industries, Ltd.
d 10 ~ 20 Aluminum oxide Nissan Chemical
Industries, Ltd.
e 60 ~ 70 Zirconium oxide Nissan Chemical
Industries, Ltd.
f 20 ~ 50 Tin oxide Nissan Chemical
Industries, Ltd.
g 10 ~ 15 iron hydroxide produced by the
present inventers
Note ~: trade names
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Example 2 (Experiment Nos. 201 to 209)
In each experiment, a stainless-steel polymerization
vessel having an internal capacity of 20 liters and
equipped with a stirrer was used for polymerization.
In preparation of a polymer scale preventive agent in
each experiment, the condensation product (A), water-sol-
uble polymeric compound (c-1), inorganic colloid (c-2) and
alkali metal silicate (c-3) set forth in Table 6 as well as
the alkaline compound and solvent set forth in Table 7 were
used in such amounts as to produce the solvent composition,
total concentration of (A)+(c-l)+(c-2)+(c-3), weight ratio
of (A):(c-l):(c-2):(c-3), and pH given in Table 7. The
polymer scale preventive agent thus prepared was applied to
the inner wall of the polymerization vessel and to the
stirring shaft, stirring blades and the like areas with
which the monomer comes into contact during polymerization.
The polymer scale preventive agent applied was dried by
heating at 40~C for 15 minutes to form a coating, followed
by washing the inside of the polymerization vessel with
water.
Subsequently, in each experiment, polymerization was
carried out as follows. The polymerization vessel provided
with the coating as above was charged with 9 kg of water,
225 g of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, 12 g of t-dodecyl
mercaptan and 13 g of potassium peroxodisulfate. The in-
side atmosphere of the polymerization vessel was replaced
with nitrogen gas, thereafter 1.3 kg of styrene and 3.8 kg
of butadiene were charged into the vessel, and polymeriza-
tion was carried out at 50~C for 20 hours. After the po-
lymerization was completed, the polymeric product and unre-
acted monomers were recovered, followed by washing the
inside of the vessel with water to remove residual resin.
Thereafter, the above process including the polymeri-
zation and the washing of the inside of polymerization
vessel with water was repeated batchwise, without carrying
out the coating operation, the repetition number of batch
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being given in Table 8.
After the final batch was over, in each experiment,
the amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in
the liquid-phase region and that on areas around the inter-
face between gas and liquid phases inside the polymeriza-
tion vessel were determined according to the same method as
in Example 1. The results are given in Table 8.
Besides, measurement of luminosity index (L value) of
a sheet formed from a polymer was carried out with respect
to each of the polymers produced in the experiments, ac-
cording to the method below. The results are given in
Table 8.
- Measurement of luminosity index (L value)
To 1 kg of the polymer latex obtained was added 1 kg
of 2% magnesium sulfate solution to cause aggregation and
sedimentation. The sediment was filtered off, washed with
a hot water at 80 to 90~C twice or three times and dried at
40~C for 25 hours in a vacuum dryer to give a resin.
The resin was placed in a mold measuring 9 x 9 x 0.1
cm (depth), heated at 195~C under a pressure of 50 to 60
kgf/cm2 for 0.2 hour and press molded under a final pres-
sure of 80 kgf/cm2 to prepare a test specimen. This test
specimen was measured for luminosity index L in the same
manner as in Example 1.
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Table 6
Exp (A) (c-l) (c-2) (c-3)
No. Condensa- Water-soluble Inorgan- Alkali metal
tion prod- polymeric compound ic silicate
uct No. colloid
201 l Polyacrylic acid b
202 2 Polyacrylic acid b
203 3 b
204 4 Sodium alginate e
205 5 Polyvinyl pyrrolidone f
206 6 Polyvinyl pyrrolidone g
207 7
208 8 Gelatin Water glass
209~ 9 ~ Polyacrylic acid b
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Table 7
Exp. Total conc. (A):(c-1): Alkaline Solvent
No. of (A)+(c-1) (c-2):(c-3) compound
+(c-2)+(c-3) (wt. ratio)
(wt. %) (wt. ratio) (pH)
201 0.5 100:100:100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
202 0.5 100:100:100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
203 0.5 100: - :100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
204 0.5 100:100:200: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
205 0.5 100:100:300: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
206 0.5 100: 50:100: - KOH (11.0) Water:Ethanol (70:30)
207 0.5 - Ethylenediamine Water:Acetone (70:30)
(11.5)
208 0.5 100:200: - :100 Ethylenediamine Water:Methanol (70:30)
(11.5)
209~ 0.5 lOO:lOO:100: - Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
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Table 8
Exp. Repe- Results of polymerization
No. tition
number Polymer scale amount (g/m2) Luminos-
of ity in-
batch Liquid Around interface dex (L)
phase between gas and
liquid phases
201 3 0 6 85.0
202 2 1 12 85.0
203 2 0 8 85.0
204 3 0 5 85.0
205 3 0 5 85.0
206 3 0 4 85.0
207 2 1 23 85.0
208 3 0 6 85.0
209~ 1 24 142 85.0
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Example 3 (Experiment Nos. 301 to 318)
In each experiment, the same polymerization vessel as
that used in Example 1 was used.
In preparing a polymer scale preventive agent in each
experiment, the condensation product (A), aromatic amine
compound (b-1), water-soluble polymeric compound (c-1), in-
organic colloid (c-2) and alkali metal silicate (c-3) set
forth in Table 9 as well as the alkaline compound and sol-
vent set forth in Table 10 were used in such amounts as to
produce the solvent composition, total concentration of
(A)+(b-l)+(c-l)+(c-2)+(c-3), weight ratio of
(A):(b-l):(c-l):(c-2):(c-3), and pH shown in Table 10. The
scale preventive agent prepared was applied to the inner
wall, the stirring shaft, the stirring blades and other
areas with which a monomer comes into contact of the polym-
erization vessel. The preventive agent applied was dried
by heating at 40~C for 15 minutes to form a coating, fol-
lowed by washing the inside of the polymerization vessel
with water.
Thereafter, in each experiment, the process including
the polymerization and the washing of the inside of polym-
erization vessel with water was repeated batchwise in the
same manner as in Example 1, the repetition number of batch
being given in Table 11.
After the final batch was over, in each experiment,
the amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in
the liquid-phase region and that on areas around the inter-
face between gas and liquid phases inside the polymeriza-
tion vessel were determined according to the same method as
in Example 1. The results are given in Table 11.
Besides, measurement of luminosity index (L value) of
a sheet formed from a polymer was carried out with respect
to each of the polymers produced in the experiments, ac-
cording to the same method as in Example 1. The results
are given in Table 11.
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Table 9
Exp. (A) (b-1) (c-1) (c-2) (c-3)
No. Conden- Aromatic amine compoundWater-soluble Inor- Alkali
sation polymeric ganic metal
product compound col- silicate
No. loid
301 1 1.8-Diaminonaphthalene Celatin b
302 2 1,5-Diaminonaphthalene Po!yacrylic b
acld
303 3 4-Aminodiphenylamine b
304 4 1-Amino-5-hydroxynaphthalene Polyacrylic c
acid
305 5 p-Aminosalicylic acid Carboxymethyl a
cellulose
306 6 p-Aminophenol
307 7 2-Nitro-4-aminophenol Polyvinyl d
alcohol
308 8 p-Aminobenzenesulfonic acid Polyvinyl Water glass
pyrrolidone
309~ 9~ 1.8-Diaminonaphthalene Polyvinyl b
pyrrolidone
310 1 4.4'-Diaminodiphenyl sulfone Gelatin b
311 2 4,4'-Diaminodiphenylmethane Po!yacrylic b
acld
312 3 4.4'-Diaminobenzanilide b
313 4 4.4'-Diaminobenzanilide Polyacrylic c
acid
314 5 4,4'-Diaminobenzanilide Na salt of a
carboxymethyl
cellulose
315 6 4.4'-Diaminodiphenyl sulfone
316 7 4.4'-Diaminodiphenyl ether Polyvinyl d
alcohol
317 8 4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl sulfone Polyvinyl Sodium
pyrrolidone metasilicate
318~ 9~ 4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl sulfone Polyvinyl b
pyrrolidone
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Table 10
Exp. Total conc. (A):(b-l):(c-1):Alkaline Solvent
No. of (A)+(b-1) (c-2):(c-3) compound
+~c-3~ ~wt %) (wt. ratio) (pH) (wt. ratio)
301 0.5 100: 30:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
302 0.5 100: 20:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
303 0.5 100: 20: - :100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
304 0.5 100: 10: 50:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (90:10)
305 0.5 100: 5: 50:200: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (90:10)
306 0.5 100: 5: - : - : - KOH (12.5) Water:Ethanol (90:10)
307 0.5 100: 10:100:200: -Ethylenediamine Water:Acetone (90:10)
(13.0)
308 0.5 100: 10:100: -:200Ethylenediamine Water:Methanol (90:10)
(13.0)
309~ 0.5 100: 10:100:300: - Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
310 0.5 100: 30:100:100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
311 0.5 100: 20:100:100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
312 0.5 100: 20: - :100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
313 0.5 100: 40: 50:100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (90:10)
314 0.5 100: 50: 50:200: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (90:10)
315 0.5 100: 50: - : - : - KOH (11.0) Water:Ethanol (9O:10)
316 0.5 100: 30:100:200: -Ethylenediamine Water:Acetone (90:10)
(11.5)
317 0.5 100: 60:100: -:200Ethylenediamine Water:Methanol (90:10)
(11.5)
318~ 0.5 100: 10:100:300: - Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
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Table 11
Exp. Repe- Results of polymerization
No. tition
number Polymer scale amount (g/m2) Number Luminos-
of of fish ity in-
batch Liquid Around interface between eyes dex (L)
phase gas and liquid phases
301 5 0 5 3 73.0
302 5 0 2 1 73.0
303 4 0 1 1 73.0
304 5 0 4 2 73.0
305 5 0 5 3 73.0
306 4 0 3 3 73.0
307 5 0 4 3 73.0
308 5 0 5 3 73.0
309~ 2 15 90 42 73.0
310 6 0 2 3 73.0
311 6 0 2 4 73.0
312 5 0 4 8 73.0
313 6 0 2 3 73.0
314 6 0 2 4 73.0
315 5 0 4 7 73.0
316 6 0 3 4 73.0
317 6 0 3 4 73.0
318~ 2 16 96 40 73.0
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Example 4 (Experiment Nos. 401 to 418)
In each experiment, the same polymerization vessel as
that used in Example 2 was used.
In preparing a polymer scale preventive agent in each
experiment, the condensation product (A), aromatic amine
compound (b-l), water-soluble polymeric compound (c-l), in-
organic colloid (c-2) and alkali metal silicate (c-3) set
forth in Table 12 as well as the alkaline compound and
solvent set forth in Table 13 were used in such amounts as
to produce the solvent composition, total concentration of
(A)+(b-l)+(c-l)+(c-2)+(c-3), weight ratio of
(A):(b-l):(c-l):(c-2):(c-3), and pH shown in Table 13. The
scale preventive agent prepared was applied to the inner
wall, the stirring shaft, the stirring blades and other
areas with which a monomer comes into contact of the polym-
erization vessel. The preventive agent applied was dried
by heating at 40~C for 15 minutes to form a coating, fol-
lowed by washing the inside of the polymerization vessel
with water.
Thereafter, in each experiment, the process including
the polymerization and the washing of the inside of polym-
erization vessel with water was repeated batchwise in the
same manner as in Example 2, the repetition number of batch
being given in Table 14.
After the final batch was over, in each experiment,
the amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in
the liquid-phase region and that on areas around the inter-
face between gas and liquid phases inside the polymeriza-
tion vessel were determined according to the same method as
in Example 1. The results are given in Table 14.
Besides, measurement of luminosity index (L value) of
a sheet formed from a polymer was carried out with respect
to each of the polymers produced in the experiments, ac-
cording to the same method as in Example 2. The results
are given in Table 14.
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Table 12
Exp. (A) Con- (b-1) (c-1) (c-2) (c-3)
No. densation Aromatic amine compound Water-soluble Inor- Alkali
product polymeric ganic metal
No. compound colloid silicate
401 1 1,8-Diaminonaphthalene Polyacrylic acid b
402 2 1,5-Diaminonaphthalene Polyacrylic acid b
403 3 4-Aminodiphenylamine b
404 4 4,4'-Diaminodiphenylamine Sodium alginate e
405 5 4-Amino-4'-hydroxy- Polyvinyl f diphenylamine pyrrolidone
406 6 p-Aminosalicylic acid Polyvinyl g
pyrrolidone
407 7 p-Aminobenzenesulfonic acid - -
408 8 2-Nitro-4-aminophenol Gelatin Water
glass
409~ 9 ~ 1,8-Diaminonaphthalene Polyacrylic acid b
410 1 4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl sulfone Polyacrylic acid b
411 2 4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl ether Polyacrylic acid b
412 3 4,4'-Diaminobenzanilide b
413 4 4,4'-Diaminobenzanilide Sodium alginate e
414 5 4,4'-Diaminobenzanilide Polyvinyl f
pyrrolidone
415 6 4,4'-Diaminobenzanilide Polyvinyl g
pyrrolidone
416 7 4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl sulfide
417 8 4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl sulfone Gelatin Water
glass
418~ 9~ 4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl sulfone Polyacrylic acid b
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Table 13
Exp. Total conc. (A):(b-l):(c-1):Alkaline Solvent
No. of (A)t(b-1) (c-2):(c-3) compound
+(c-1)t(c-2)
+(c-3) (wt. %) (wt. ratio) (pH) (wt. ratio)
401 0.5 100: 30:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
402 0.5 100: 20:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
403 0.5 100: 20: - :100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
404 0.5 100: 10:100:200: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
405 0.5 100: 5:100:300: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
406 0.5 100: 10: 50:100: - KOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
407 0.5 100: 10: - : - : -Ethylened(l3mO)ne Water:Ethanol (70:30)
408 0.5 100: 10:200: -:100Ethylened(iami)ne Water:Aceton (70:30)
409~ 0.5 100: 10:100:100: - Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
410 0.5 100: 30:100:100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
411 0.5 100: 20:100:100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
412 0.5 100: 20: - :100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
413 0.5 100: 30:100:200: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
414 0.5 100: 40:100:300: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
415 0.5 100: 50: 50:100: - NaOH (11.0) Water:Ethanol (70:30)
416 0.5 100: 50: - : - : - KOH (11.5) Water:Aceton (70:30)
417 0.5 100: 40:200: -:100Ethylenediamine Water:Methanol (70:30)
(11.5)
418~ 0.5 100: 50:100:100: - Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
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Table 14
Exp. Repe- Results of polymerization
No. tition
number Polymer scale amount (g/m2) Luminos-
of ity in-
batch Liquid Around interface dex (L)
phase between gas and
liquid phases
401 4 0 2 85.0
402 4 0 1 85.0
403 3 0 1 85.0
404 4 0 3 85.0
405 4 0 2 85.0
406 4 0 3 85.0
407 3 0 2 85.0
408 4 0 3 85.0
409~ 1 25 140 85.0
410 5 0 4 85.0
411 5 0 6 85.0
412 4 0 3 85.0
413 5 0 3 85.0
414 5 0 4 85.0
415 5 0 4 85.0
416 5 0 9 85.0
417 5 0 3 85.0
418~ 1 25 145 85.0
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Example 5 (Experiment Nos. 501 to 509)
In each experiment, the same polymerization vessel as
that used in Example 1 was used.
In preparing a polymer scale preventive agent in each
experiment, the condensation product (A), aliphatic diamine
compound (b-2), water-soluble polymeric compound (c-1), in-
organic colloid (c-2) and alkali metal silicate (c-3) set
forth in Table 15 as well as the alkaline compound and
solvent set forth in Table 16 were used in such amounts as
to produce the solvent composition, total concentration of
(A)+(b-2)+(c-l)+(c-2)+(c-3), weight ratio of
(A):(b-2):(c-l):(c-2):(c-3), and pH shown in Table 16. The
scale preventive agent prepared was applied to the inner
wall, the stirring shaft, the stirring blades and other
areas with which a monomer comes into contact of the polym-
erization vessel. The preventive agent applied was dried
by heating at 40~C for 15 minutes to form a coating, fol-
lowed by washing the inside of the polymerization vessel
with water.
Thereafter, in each experiment, the process including
the polymerization and the washing of the inside of polym-
erization vessel with water was repeated batchwise in the
same manner as in Example 1, the repetition number of batch
being given in Table 17.
After the final batch was over, in each experiment,
the amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in
the liquid-phase region and that on areas around the inter-
face between gas and liquid phases inside the polymeriza-
tion vessel were determined according to the same method as
in Example 1. The results are given in Table 17.
Besides, measurement of luminosity index (L value) of
a sheet formed from a polymer was carried out with respect
to each of the polymers produced in the experiments, ac-
cording to the same method as in Example 1. The results
are given in Table 17.
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Table 15
Exp. (A) Con- (b-2) (c-l) (c-2) (c-3)
No. densation Aliphatic diamine Water-soluble Inorgan- alkali
product compound polymeric ic metal
No. compound colloid silicate
501 1 Piperazine Gelatin b
502 2 Piperazine Polyacrylic b
acid
503 3 Piperazine b
504 4 Piperazine Polyacrylic c
acid
505 5 Piperazine Carboxymethyl a
cellulose
506 6 1,2-Diaminopropane
507 7 1,3-Diamino-2- Polyvinyl d
hydroxypropane alcohol
508 81,4-Diaminobutane Polyvinyl Sodium
pyrolidone metasilicate
509~ 9 ~Piperazine Polyvinyl b
pyrolidone
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Table 16
Exp. Total conc. of(A):(b-2):(c-1): Alkaline Solvent
~o. (A)+(b-2)t(c-1) (c-2):(c-3) comPound
+(c-2)+(c-3) (wt. ratio)
(wt. %) (wt. ratio) (pH)
501 0.5 100:300:100:100: - - (13.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
502 0.5 100:200:100:100: - - (12.0) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
503 0.5 100: 30: - :500: - - (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
504 0.5 100:100: 50:100: - - ( 8.5) Water:Methanol (90:10)
505 0.5 100: 50: 50:200: - - (10.5) Water:Methanol (90:10)
506 0.5 100:200: - : - : - - (13.5) Water:Ethanol (90:10)
507 0.5 100:100:100:200: - - ( 9.0) Water:aceton (90:10)
508 0.5 100:100:100: -:200 - (12.5) Water:Methanol (90:10)
509~0.5 100:100:100:300: - - (12.5) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
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Table 17
Exp. Repe- Results of polymerization
No. tition
number Polymer scale amount(g/m2) Number Luminos-
of of fish ity in-
batch Liquid Around interface eyes dex (L)
phase between gas and
liquid phases
501 5 0 8 5 73.0
502 5 0 3 1 73.0
503 4 0 3 2 73.0
504 5 0 5 4 73.0
505 5 0 6 5 73.0
506 4 0 4 s 73.0
507 5 0 6 5 73.0
508 5 0 6 5 73.0
509~ 2 16 96 40 73.0
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Example 6 (Experiment Nos. 601 to 609)
In each experiment, the same polymerization vessel as
that used in Example 2 was used.
In preparing a polymer scale preventive agent in each
experiment, the condensation product (A), aliphatic diamine
compound (b-2), water-soluble polymeric compound (c-l), in-
organic colloid (c-2) and alkali metal silicate (c-3) set
forth in Table 18 as well as the alkaline compound and
solvent set forth in Table 19 were used in such amounts as
to produce the solvent composition, total concentration of
(A)+(b-l)+(c-l)+(c-2)+(c-3), weight ratio of
(A):(b-l):(c-l):(c-2):(c-3), and pH shown in Table 19. The
scale preventive agent prepared was applied to the inner
wall, the stirring shaft, the stirring blades and other
areas with which a monomer comes into contact of the polym-
erization vessel. The preventive agent applied was dried
by heating at 40~C for 15 minutes to form a coating, fol-
lowed by washing the inside of the polymerization vessel
with water.
Thereafter, in each experiment, the process including
the polymerization and the washing of the inside of polym-
erization vessel with water was repeated batchwise in the
same manner as in Example 2, the repetition number of batch
being given in Table 20.
After the final batch was over, in each experiment,
the amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in
the liquid-phase region and that on areas around the inter-
face between gas and liquid phases inside the polymeriza-
tion vessel were determined according to the same method as
in Example 1. The results are given in Table 11.
Besides, measurement of luminosity index (L value) of
a sheet formed from a polymer was carried out with respect
to each of the polymers produced in the experiments, ac-
cording to the same method as in Example 2. The results
are given in Table 20.
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Table 18
Exp. (A) Con- (b-2) (c-1) (c-2) (c-3)
No. densation Aliphatic diamine Water-soluble Inorgan- alkali
product compound polymeric ic metal
No. compound colloid silicate
601 1 Piperazine Polyacrylic b
acid
602 2 Piperazine Polyacrylic b
acid
603 3 Piperazine b
604 4 Piperazine Sodium e
alginate
605 5 Piperazine Polyvinyl f
pyrrolidone
606 6 Piperazine Polyvinyl g
pyrrolidone
607 7 1,3-Diamino-2-
hydroxypropane
608 8 1.4-Diaminobutane Gelatin Water
glass
609~ 9 ~ 1,2-Diaminopropane Polyacrylic b
acid
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Table 19
Exp. Total conc. of(A):(b-2):(c-1): Alkaline Solvent
No. (A)+(b-2)+(c-1) (c-2):(c-3) compound
+(c-2)t(c-3)
(wt. %~ (wt. ratio) (pH) (wt. ratio)
601 0.5 100:300:100:100: - - (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
602 0.5 100:200:100:100: - - (12.0) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
603 0.5 100:100: - :200: - - (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
604 0.5 100:100:100:200: - - ( 9.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
605 0.5 100: 50:100:300: - - ( 9.0) Water:Methanol (70:30)
606 0.5 100:100: 50:100: - - ( 9.0) Water:Ethanol (70:30)
607 0.5 100:100: - : - : - - (13.0) Water:Aceton (70:30)
608 0.5 100:100:200: -:100 - (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
609~0.5 100:100:100:100: - - (12.0) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
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Table 20
Exp. Repe- Results of polymerization
No. tition
number Polymer scale amount(g/m2) Luminos-
of ity in-
batch Liquid Around interface dex (L)
phase between gas and
liquid phases
601 4 0 6 85.0
602 4 0 2 85.0
603 3 0 2 85.0
604 4 0 6 85.0
605 4 0 7 85.0
206 4 0 6 85.0
607 3 0 5 85.0
608 4 0 7 85.0
609~ 1 25 145 85.0
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Example 7 (Experiment Nos. 701 to 709)
In each experiment, the same polymerization vessel as
that used in Example 1 was used.
In preparing a polymer scale preventive agent in each
experiment, the condensation product (A), reducing agent
(b-3), water-soluble polymeric compound (c-1), inorganic
colloid (c-2) and alkali metal silicate (c-3) set forth in
Table 21 as well as the alkaline compound and solvent set
forth in Table 22 were used in such amounts as to produce
the solvent composition, total concentration of
(A)+(b-3)+(c-l)+(c-2)+(c-3), weight ratio of
(A):(b-3):(c-l):(c-2):(c-3), and pH shown in Table 22. The
scale preventive agent prepared was applied to the inner
wall, the stirring shaft, the stirring blades and other
areas with which a monomer comes into contact of the polym-
erization vessel. The preventive agent applied was dried
by heating at 40~C for 15 minutes to form a coating, fol-
lowed by washing the inside of the polymerization vessel
with water.
Thereafter, in each experiment, the process including
the polymerization and the washing of the inside of polym-
erization vessel with water was repeated batchwise in the
same manner as in Example 1, the repetition number of batch
being given in Table 23.
After the final batch was over, in each experiment,
the amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in
the liquid-phase region and that on areas around the inter-
face between gas and liquid phases inside the polymeriza-
tion vessel were determined according to the same method as
in Example 1. The results are given in Table 23.
Besides, measurement of luminosity index (L value) of
a sheet formed from a polymer was carried out with respect
to each of the polymers produced in the experiments, ac-
cording to the same method as in Example 1. The results
are given in Table 23.
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Table 21
Exp. (A) Con- (b-3) (c-1) (c-2) (c-3)No. densation Reducing agent Water-soluble Inorgan- Alkali
product polymeric ic metal
No. compound colloid silicate
701 1 Sodium hydrosulfite Gelatin b
702 2 Sodium hydrosulfite Polyacrylic b
acid
703 3 Sodium hydrosulfite b
704 4 Sodium hydrosulfite Polyacrylic c
acid
705 5 Rongalit Carboxymethyl a
cellulose
706 6 Sodium bisulfite
707 7 Hydrogen iodide Polyvinyl d
alcohol
708 8 Sodium thiosulfate Polyvinyl Sodium
pyrrolidone metasilicate
709~ 9~ Potassium sulfite Polyvinyl b
pyrrolidone
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Table 22
Exp. Total conc. (A):(b-3):(c-1): Alkaline Solvent
No. of (A)+(b-3) (c-2):(c-3) compound
t(c-1)+(c-2)
+(c-3) (wt. ratio) (pH) (wt. ratio)
(wt. %)
701 0.5100: 30:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
702 0.5100: 20:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
703 0.5100: 20: - :100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
704 0.5100: 10: 50:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (90:10)
705 0.5100: 5: 50:200: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (90:10)
706 0.5100: 5: - : - : - KOH (12.5) Water:Ethanol (90:10)
707 0.5100: 10:100:200: -Ethylenediamine Water:Aceton (90:10)
(13.0)
708 0.5100: 10:100: -:200Ethylenediamine Water:Methanol (90:10)
(13.0)
709~ 0.5100: 10:100:300: - Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
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Table 23
Exp. Repe- Results of polymerization
No. tition
of Polymer scale amount(g/m2) Number Luminos-
batch of fish ity in-
Liquid Around interface eyes dex (L)
phase between gas and
liquid phases
701 6 0 11 9 73.0
702 6 0 7 4 73.0
703 5 0 7 6 73.0
704 6 0 7 6 73.0
705 6 0 8 7 73.0
706 5 0 9 8 73.0
707 6 0 9 8 73.0
708 6 0 8 8 73.0
709~ 2 16 96 40 73.0
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Example 8 (Experiment Nos. 801 to 809)
In each experiment, the same polymerization vessel as
that used in Example 2 was used.
In preparing a polymer scale preventive agent in each
experiment, the condensation product (A), reducing agent
(b-3), water-soluble polymeric compound (c-1), inorganic
colloid (c-2) and alkali metal silicate (c-3) set forth in
Table 24 as well as the alkaline compound and solvent set
forth in Table 25 were used in such amounts as to produce
the solvent composition, total concentration of
(A)+(b-3)+(c-l)+(c-2)+(c-3), weight ratio of
(A):(b-3):(c-l):(c-2):(c-3), and pH shown in Table 25. The
scale preventive agent prepared was applied to the inner
wall, the stirring shaft, the stirring blades and other
areas with which a monomer comes into contact of the polym-
erization vessel. The preventive agent applied was dried
by heating at 40~C for 15 minutes to form a coating, fol-
lowed by washing the inside of the polymerization vessel
with water.
Thereafter, in each experiment, the process including
the polymerization and the washing of the inside of polym-
erization vessel with water was repeated batchwise in the
same manner as in Example 2, the repetition number of batch
being given in Table 26.
After the final batch was over, in each experiment,
the amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in
the liquid-phase region and that on areas around the inter-
face between gas and liquid phases inside the polymeriza-
tion vessel were determined according to the same method as
in Example 1. The results are given in Table 26.
Besides, measurement of luminosity index (L value) of
a sheet formed from a polymer was carried out with respect
to each of the polymers produced in the experiments, ac-
cording to the same method as in Example 2. The results
are given in Table 26.
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Table 24
Exp. (A) Con- (b-3) (c-1) (c-2) (c-3)
No. densation Reducing agent Water-soluble Inorgan- Alkali
product polymeric ic metal
No. compound colloid silicate
801 1 Sodium hydrosulfite Polyacrylic b
acid
802 2 Sodium hydrosulfite Polyacrylic b
acid
803 3 Sodium hydrosulfite b
804 4 Sodium hydrosulfite Sodium e
alginate
805 5 Rongalit Polyvinyl f
pyrrolidone
806 6 Sodium bisulfite Polyvinyl g
pyrrolidone
807 7 Hydrogen iodide - - -
808 8 Sodium thiosulfate Gelatin Water glass
809~ 9~ Sodium sulfite Polyacrylic b
acid
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Table 25
Exp. Total conc.(A):(b-3):(c-1): Alkaline Solvent
No. of (A)+(b-3) (c-2):(c-3) compound
+(c-1)+(c-2)
+(c-3) (wt. ratio) (pH) (wt. ratio)
(wt. %)
801 0.5100: 30:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
802 0.5100: 20:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
803 0.5 100: 20: - :1OO: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
804 0.5 100: 10:100:200: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
805 0.5 100: 5:100:300: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
806 0.5 100: 10: 50:100: - KOH (12.5) Water:Ethanol (70:30)
807 0.5 100: 10: - : - : -Ethylenediamine Water:Aceton (70:30)
(13.0)
808 0.5 100: 10:200: -:100Ethylonediamine Water:Methanol (70:30)
(13.0)
809~ 0.5 100: 10:100:100: - Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
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Table 26
Exp. Repe-Results of polymerization
No. tition
ofPolymer scale amount (g/m2) Luminos-
batchity in-
Liquid Around interface dex (L)
phase between gas and
liquid phases
801 5 0 10 85.0
802 5 0 5 85.0
803 4 0 5 85.0
804 5 0 9 85.0
805 5 0 8 85.0
806 5 0 9 85.0
807 4 0 8 85.0
808 5 0 9 85.0
809~ 1 25 145 85.0
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Example 9 (Experiment Nos. 901 to 909)
In each experiment, the same polymerization vessel as
that used in Example 1 was used.
In preparing a polymer scale preventive agent in each
experiment, the condensation product (A), aromatic hydroxyl
compound (b-4), water-soluble polymeric compound (c-1), in-
organic colloid (c-2) and alkali metal silicate (c-3) set
forth in Table 27 as well as the alkaline compound and
solvent set forth in Table 28 were used in such amounts as
to produce the solvent composition, total concentration of
(A)+(b-4)+(c-l)+(c-2)+(c-3), weight ratio of
(A):(b-4):(c-l):(c-2):(c-3), and pH shown in Table 28. The
scale preventive agent prepared was applied to the inner
wall, the stirring shaft, the stirring blades and other
areas with which a monomer comes into contact of the polym-
erization vessel. The preventive agent applied was dried
by heating at 40~C for 15 minutes to form a coating, fol-
lowed by washing the inside of the polymerization vessel
with water.
Thereafter, in each experiment, the process including
the polymerization and the washing of the inside of polym-
erization vessel with water was repeated batchwise in the
same manner as in Example 1, the repetition number of batch
being given in Table 29.
After the final batch was over, in each experiment,
the amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in
the liquid-phase region and that on areas around the inter-
face between gas and liquid phases inside the polymeriza-
tion vessel were determined according to the same method as
in Example 1. The results are given in Table 29.
Besides, measurement of luminosity index (L value) of
a sheet formed from a polymer was carried out with respect
to each of the polymers produced in the experiments, ac-
cording to the same method as in Example 1. The results
are given in Table 29.
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Table 27
Exp. (A) Con- (b-4) (c-1) (c-2) (c-3)
No. densation Aromatic hydroxyl Water-soluble Inorgan- Alkali
product compound polymeric ic metal
No. compound colloid silicate
901 1 Pyrogallol Gelatin b
902 2 Pyrogallol Polyacrylic b
acid
903 3 Pyrogallol b
904 4 Pyrogallol Polyacrylic c
acid
905 5 Resorcinol Carboxymethyl a
cellulose
906 6 Hydroxyhydroquinone
907 7 2,7-Dihydroxy- Polyvinyl d
naphthalene alcohol
908 8 1.4-Dihydroxy- Polyvinyl Sodium
naphthalene pyrrolidone metasilicate
909~ 9~ Pyrogallol Polyvinyl b
pyrrolidone
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Table 28
Exp. Total conc. (A):(b-4):(c-1): Alkaline Solvent
No. of (A)+(b-4) (c-2):(c-3) compound
+(c-1)+(c-2)
+(c-3)(wt.%~ (wt. ratio) (pH) (wt. ratio)
901 0.5 100: 30:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
902 0.5 100: 20:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
903 0.5 100: 20: - :100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
904 0.5 100: 10: 50:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (90:10)
905 0.5 100: 5: 50:200: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (90:10)
906 0.5 100: 5: - : - : - KOH (12.5) Water:Ethanol (90:10)
907 0.5 100: 10:100:200: - Ethylenediamine Water:Aceton (90:10)
(13.0)
908 0.5 100: 10:100: -:200 Ethylenediamine Water:Methanol (90:10)
(13.0)
909~ 0.5 100: 10:100:300: - Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
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Table 29
Exp. Repe- Results of polymeri2ation
No. tition
number Polymer scale amount (g/m2) Number Luminos-
of of fish ity in-
batch Liquid Around interface eyes dex (L)
phase between gas and
liquid phases
901 6 0 9 7 73.0
902 6 0 5 2 73.0
903 5 0 5 4 73.0
904 6 0 6 4 73.0
905 6 0 6 6 73.0
906 5 0 5 7 73.0
907 6 0 7 7 73.0
908 6 0 8 7 73.0
909~ 2 16 96 40 73.0
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Example 10 (Experiment Nos. 1001 to 1009)
In each experiment, the same polymerization vessel as
that used in Example 2 was used.
In preparing a polymer scale preventive agent in each
experiment, the condensation product (A), aromatic hydroxyl
compound (b-4), water-soluble polymeric compound (c-1), in-
organic colloid (c-2) and alkali metal silicate (c-3) set
forth in Table 30 as well as the alkaline compound and
solvent set forth in Table 31 were used in such amounts as
to produce the solvent composition, total concentration of
(A)+(b-4)+(c-l)+(c-2)+(c-3), weight ratio of
(A):(b-4):(c-l):(c-2):(c-3), and pH shown in Table 31. The
scale preventive agent prepared was applied to the inner
wall, the stirring shaft, the stirring blades and other
areas with which a monomer comes into contact of the polym-
erization vessel. The preventive agent applied was dried
by heating at 40~C for 15 minutes to form a coating, fol-
lowed by washing the inside of the polymerization vessel
with water.
Thereafter, in each experiment, the process including
the polymerization and the washing of the inside of polym-
erization vessel with water was repeated batchwise in the
same manner as in Example 2, the repetition number of batch
being given in Table 32.
After the final batch was over, in each experiment,
the amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in
the liquid-phase region and that on areas around the inter-
face between gas and liquid phases inside the polymeriza-
tion vessel were determined according to the same method as
in Example 1. The results are given in Table 32.
Besides, measurement of luminosity index (L value) of
a sheet formed from a polymer was carried out with respect
to each of the polymers produced in the experiments, ac-
cording to the same method as in Example 2. The results
are given in Table 32.
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Table 30
Exp. (A) Con- (b-4) (c-1) (c-2) (c-3)
No. densation Aromatic hydroxyl Water-soluble Inorgan- Alkali
product compound polymeric ic metal
No. compound colloid silicate
1001 1 Pyrogallol - Polyacrylic b
acid
1002 2 Pyrogallol Polyacrylic b
acid
1003 3 Pyrogallol b
1004 4 Pyrogallol Sodium e
alginate
1005 5 Resorcinol Polyvinyl f
pyrrolidone
1006 6 Hydroxyhydroquinone Polyvinyl g
Pyrrolidone
1007 7 2,7-Dihydroxynaphthalene
1008 8 1,4-Dihydroxynaphthalene Gelatin Water
glass
1009~ 9~ Pyrogallol Polyacrylic b
acid
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Table 31
Exp. Total conc. (A):(b-4):(c-1): Alkaline Solvent
No. of (A)t(b-4) (c-2):(c-3) compound
+(c-l)+(c-2)
+(c-3)(wt.%) (wt. ratio) (pH) (wt. ratio)
1001 0.5 100: 30:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
1002 0.5 100: 20:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
1003 0.5 100: 20: - :100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
1004 0.5 100: 10:100:200: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
1005 0.5 100: 5:100:300: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
1006 0.5 100: 10: 50:100: - KOH (12.5) Water:Ethanol (70:30)
1007 0.5 100: 10: - : - : - Ethylenediamine Water:Aceton (70:30)
(13.0)
1008 0.5 100: 10:200: -:100 Ethylenediamine Water:Methanol (70:30)
(13.0)
1009~ 0.5 100: 10:100:100: - Water:Dimethyl-formamide (95: 5)
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Table 32
Exp. Repe- Results of polymerization
No. tition
number Polymer scale amount (g/m2) Luminos-
Of ity in-
batch Liquid Around interface dex (L)
phase between gas and
liquid phases
1001 5 0 8 85.0
1002 5 0 3 85.0
1003 4 0 3 85.0
1004 5 0 7 85.0
1005 5 0 7 85.0
1006 5 0 7 85.0
1007 4 0 6 85.0
1008 5 0 8 85.0
1009~ 1 25 145 85.0
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Production Example 2
Production of aromatic hydroxyl compound-acetone conden-
sates
Pyrogallol-acetone condensate
To an acetone solution containing 200 g of pyrogallol
in 1.4 kg of aceetone was added 20 g of phosphorus oxychlo-
ride, and the resulting mixture was left to stand overnight
at room temperature. Thereafter, the mixture was added
dropwise to water with stirring, then the resulting pre-
cipitate was filterred off and dissolved in a small amount
of acetone. The acetone solution thus obtained was poured
into a large amount of water, and the resulting precipitate
was filtered off and dried, to give a pyrogallol-acetone
condensate. The melting point of the condensate was meas-
ured to be 200-210~C.
Resorcinol-acetone condensate
A resorcinol-acetone condensate was produced in the
same manner as in the production of the pyrogallol-acetone
condensate above, except for using resorcinol in place of
pyrogallol. The condensate obtained had a melting point of
170-180~C.
Production Example 3
Production of aromatic hydroxyl compound-aldehyde compo-
und condensates
Phenol-formaldehyde condensate
A mixture of 300 g of phenol, 220 g of a 37% aqueous
formaldehyde solution (the molar ratio of phenol to formal-
dehyde being 1:0.85) and 0.3 ml of 35% concentrated hydro-
chloric acid was heated under reflux at 85~C for 5 hours
with stirring. Thereafter, the reaction mixture obtained
was cooled and added dropwise to water with stirring. The
resulting precipitate was filtered off and dissolved in a
small amount of methanol. The methanol solution thus ob-
tained was poured into a large amount of water, and the
resulting precipitate was filtered off and dried to give a
phenol-formaldehyde condensate.
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Pyrogallol-formaldehyde condensate
A pyrogallol-formaldehyde condensate was produced in
the same manner as in the production of the phenol-formal-
dehyde condensate above, except for using pyrogallol in
place of phenol.
2,3-Dihydroxynaphthalene-formaldehyde condensate
A 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene-formaldehyde condensate
was produced in the same manner as in the production of the
phenol-formaldehyde condensate, except for using 2,3-dihy-
droxynaphthalene in place of phenol, using 0.1 ml of phos-
phoric acid in place of the 35% concentrated hydrochloric
acid and adding 100 g of acetone before heating at reflux.
1,4,5,8-Tetrahydroxynaphthalene-formaldehyde
condensate
A 1,4,5,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene-formaldehyde con-
densate was produced in the same manner as in the produc-
tion of the 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene-formaldehyde conden-
sate above, except for using 1,4,5,8-tetrahydroxynaphtha-
lene in place of 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene.
Production Example 4
Production of condensates of aromatic hydroxyl compound
alone
2,7-Dihydroxynaphthalene condensate
To a methanol solution containing 50 g of 2,7-dihy-
droxynaphthalane in 1,000 g of methanol was added 30 g of
30% aqueous hydrogen peroxide, with stirring. The result-
ing mixture was heated under reflux at 80~C for 5 hours.
Thereafter, the reaction mixture obtained was poured into
water, and the resulting precipitate was filtered off and
dried to give a 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene condensate.
Production Example 5
Production of aromatic hydroxyl compound-aromatic amine
compound condensates
2,7-Dihydroxynaphthalene-p-aminophenol condensate
To 10 liter of acetone were added 50 g of 2,7-dihy-
droxynaphthalene, 50 g of p-aminophenol and 10 g of peri-
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odic acid. The mixture obtained was reacted at 80~C for 5
hours, and the resulting reaction mixture was cooled to
give a solution of 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene-p-aminophenol
condensate in acetone.
Catechol-4-aminodiphenylamine condensate
In lO liter of methanol were dissolved 50 g of
catechol and 50 g of 4-aminodiphenylamine to prepare a
solution, to which triethanolamine was added to adjust pH
to 8Ø To the resulting mixture, 30 g of 30% aqueous
hydrogen peroxide was added, followed by reaction at 130~C
for 5 hours. The reaction mixture obtained was cooled to
give a solution of catechol-4-aminodiphenylamine condensate
in methanol.
Example ll (Experiment Nos. llOl to llO9)
In each experiment, the same polymerization vessel as
that used in Example l was used.
In preparing a polymer scale preventive agent in each
experiment, the condensation product (A), aromatic hydroxyl
compound-based condensate (b-5), water-soluble polymeric
compound (c-l), inorganic colloid (c-2) and alkali metal
silicate (c-3) set forth in Table 33 as well as the alka-
line compound and solvent set forth in Table 34 were used
in such amounts as to produce the solvent composition,
total concentration of (A)+(b-5)+(c-l)+(c-2)+(c-3), weight
ratio of (A):(b-5):(c-l):(c-2):(c-3), and pH shown in Table
34. The scale preventive agent prepared was applied to the
inner wall, the stirring shaft, the stirring blades and
other areas with which a monomer comes into contact of the
polymerization vessel. The preventive agent applied was
dried by heating at 40~C for 15 minutes to form a coating,
followed by washing the inside of the polymerization vessel
with water.
Thereafter, in each experiment, the process including
the polymerization and the washing of the inside of polym-
erization vessel with water was repeated batchwise in thesame manner as in Example l, the repetition number of batch
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being given in Table 35.
After the final batch was over, in each experiment,
the amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in
the liquid-phase region and that on areas around the inter-
face between gas and liquid phases inside the polymeriza-
tion vessel were determined according to the same method as
in Example 1. The results are given in Table 35.
Besides, measurement of luminosity index (L value) of
a sheet formed from a polymer was carried out with respect
to each of the polymers produced in the experiments, ac-
cording to the same method as in Example 1. The results
are given in Table 35.
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Table 33
Exp. (A) Con- (b-5) (c-1) (c-2) (c-3)
No. densation Aromatic hydroxyl Water-soluble Inorgan- Alkali
product compound-based polymeric nic metal
No. condensate compound colloid silicate
1101 1 Pyrogallol-acetone Gelatin b
condensate
1102 2 Phenol-formaldehyde Polyacrylic b
condensate acid
1103 3 2,3-Dihydroxynaph- b
thalene-formaldehyde
condensate
1104 4 2.7-Dihydroxynaph- Polyacrylic c
thalene-p- acid
aminophenol
condensate
1105 5 2,7-Dihydroxynaph- Carboxymethyl a
thalene condensate cellulose
1106 6 Wattle tannin - -
1107 7 Mimosa tannin Polyvinyl d
alcohol
1108 8 Chinese gallotannin Polyvinyl Sodium
pyrrolidone metasilicate
1109~ 9 ~ Pyrogallol-acetone Polyvinyl b
condensate pyrrolidone
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Table 34
Exp. Total conc. (A):(b-5):(c-1): Alkaline SolventNo. of (A)t(b-5) (c-2):(c-3) compoound
+(c-l)t(c-2)
+(c-3)(wt.%) (wt. ratio) (pH) (wt. ratio)
1101 0.5 100: 30:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
1102 0.5 100: 20:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
1103 0.5 100: 20: - :100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
1104 0.5 100: 10: 50:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (90:10)
1105 0.5 100: 5: 50:200: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (90:10)
1106 0.5 100: 50: - : - : - KOH (12.5) Water:Ethanol (90:10)
1107 0.5 100: 10:100:200: - Ethylenediamine Water:Aceton (90:10)
(12.0)
1108 0.5 100: 10:100: -:200 Ethylenediamine Water:Methanol (90:10)
(12.0)
1109~ 0.5 100: 10:100:300: - Water:Dimethyl-formamide (95: 5)
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Table 35
Exp. Repe- Results of polymerization
No. tition
number Polymer scale amount(g/m2) Number Luminos-
of of fish ity in-
batch Liquid Around interface eyes dex (L)
phase between gas and
liquid phases
1101 8 0 9 7 73.0
1102 8 0 5 3 73.0
1103 7 0 6 5 73.0
1104 8 0 5 5 73.0
1105 8 0 6 5 73.0
1106 6 0 7 6 73.0
1107 8 0 6 5 73.0
1108 8 0 6 6 73.0
1109~ 2 8 70 30 73.0
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Example 12 (Experiment Nos. 1201 to 1209)
In each experiment, the same polymerization vessel as
that used in Example 2 was used.
In preparing a polymer scale preventive agent in each
experiment, the condensation product (A), aromatic hydroxyl
compound-based condensate (b-5), water-soluble polymeric
compound (c-1), inorganic colloid (c-2) and alkali metal
silicate (c-3) set forth in Table 36 as well as the alka-
line compound and solvent set forth in Table 37 were used
in such amounts as to produce the solvent composition,
total concentration of (A)+(b-5)+(c-l)+(c-2)+(c-3), weight
ratio of (A):(b-5):(c-l):(c-2):(c-3), and pH shown in Table
37. The scale preventive agent prepared was applied to the
inner wall, the stirring shaft, the stirring blades and
other areas with which a monomer comes into contact of the
polymerization vessel. The preventive agent applied was
dried by heating at 40~C for 15 minutes to form a coating,
followed by washing the inside of the polymerization vessel
with water.
Thereafter, in each experiment, the process including
the polymerization and the washing of the inside of polym-
erization vessel with water was repeated batchwise in the
same manner as in Example 2, the repetition number of batch
being given in Table 38.
After the final batch was over, in each experiment,
the amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in
the liquid-phase region and that on areas around the inter-
face between gas and liquid phases inside the polymeriza-
tion vessel were determined according to the same method as
in Example 1. The results are given in Table 38.
Besides, measurement of luminosity index (L value) of
a sheet formed from a polymer was carried out with respect
to each of the polymers produced in the experiments, ac-
cording to the same method as in Example 2. The results
are given in Table 38.
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Table 36
Exp. (A) Con- (b-5)(c-1) (c-2) (c-3)
No. densation Aromatic hydroxylWater-soluble Inorgan- Alkali
product compound-based polymeric nic metal
No. condensate compound colloid silicate
1201 1 Resorcinol-acetone Polyacrylic b
condensate acid
1202 2 1,4.5,7-Tetrahydroxy- Polyacrylic b
naphthalene-formal- acid
dehyde condensate
1203 3 Catechol-4-aminodiphe- b
nylamine condensate
1204 4 Wattle tannin Sodium e
alginate
1205 5 Mimosa tannin Polyvinyl f
pyrrolidone
1206 6 Pyrogallol-acetone Polyvinyl g
condensate pyrrolidone
1207 7 Phenol-formaldehyde
condensate
1208 8 Pyrogallol-acetone Celatin - Water
condensate glass
1209~ 9~ Pyrogallol-acetone Polyacrylic b
condensate acid
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Table 37
Exp. Total conc. (A):(b-5):(c-1): Alkaline SolventNo. of (A)t(b-5) (c-2):(c-3) compoound
+(c-1)+(c-2)
+(c-3)(wt.%D (wt. ratio) (pH) (wt. ratio)
1201 0.5 100: 30:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
1202 0.5 100: 20:100:100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Dimethyl-
formamide (95: 5)
1203 0.5 100: 20: - :100: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
1204 0.5 100: 10:100:200: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
1205 0.5 100: 5:100:300: - NaOH (12.5) Water:Methanol (70:30)
1206 0.5 100: 10: 50:100: - KOH (12.5) Water:Ethanol (70:30)
1207 0.5 100: 10: - : - : - Ethylenediamine Water:Aceton (70:30)
(12.0)
1208 0.5 100: 10:200: -:100 Ethylenediamine Water:Methanol (70:30)
(12.0)
1209~ 0.5 100: 10:100:100: - Water:Dimethyl-formamide (95: 5)
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Table 38
Exp. Repe- Results of polymerization
No. tition
number Polymer scale amount(g/mZ) Luminos-
~f ity in-
batch Liquid Around interface dex (L)
phase between gas and
liquid phases
1201 7 0 8 85.0
1202 7 0 4 85.0
1203 5 0 4 85.0
1204 7 0 7 85.0
1205 7 0 7 85.0
1206 7 0 8 85.0
1207 4 0 7 85.0
1208 7 0 7 85.0
1209~ 1 23 140 85.0
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Example 13 (Experiment Nos. 1301 to 1307)
A stainless-steel polymerization vessel having an
internal capacity of 20 liters and equipped with a stirrer
was used to carry out polymerization.
In each experiment, a polymer scale preventive agent
(the one which had been used in the experiment correspond-
ing to the parenthesized Exp. No. in Table 39) was applied
to the inner wall of the polymerization vessel and to the
stirring shaft, stirring blades and the like parts with
which monomers come into contact during polymerization.
The agent applied was dried by heating at 50~C for 15 min-
utes to form a coating, followed by washing with water.
Thereafter, polymerization was carried out as fol-
lows. The polymerization vessel provided with the coating
as above was charged with 4.0 kg of water and 6 g of sodium
dodecylbenzenesulfonate, and temperature was raised to 60~C
with stirring. After the gas phase in the polymerization
vessel was replaced with nitrogen gas, the vessel was fur-
ther charged with 94 g of n-butyl acrylate, 220 g of methyl
methacrylate, 5 g of acrylic acid and 5 g of methacrylic
acid. Subsequently, 1 g of ammonium persulfate and 1 g of
sodium hydrosulfite were charged into the polymerization
vessel, and the resulting mixture in the vessel was stirred
at 60~C for 20 minutes.
Furthermore, into the polymerization vessel were
added a monomeric mixture (prepared by mixing 2.1 kg of n-
butyl acrylate, 4.8 kg of methyl methacrylate, 100 g of
acrylic acid and 100 g of methacrylic acid), 500 g of an
aqueous 1 wt.% ammonium persulfate solution, 500 g of an
aqueous 1 wt.% sodium hydrosulfite solution and 2.0 kg of
an aqueous 25 wt.% polyoxyethylene nonyl phenyl ether solu-
tion, evenly over a 3-hour period. After the addition was
completed, the polymerization vessel was heated to 70~C and
polymerization was carried out for 2 hours.
After the polymerization was over, the resulting
polymeric product and unreacted monomers were recovered,
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and the inside of the vessel was washed with water to re-
move residual resin.
Thereafter, the above process comprising the forma-
tion of the coating through polymerization to the washing
of the inside of the polymerization vessel with water was
repeated batchwise, the repetition number of batch being
given in Table 39.
After completion of the final batch, in each experi-
ment, the amount of polymer scale deposited on areas lo-
cated in the liquid-phase region and that on areas around
the interface between gas and liquid phases inside the
polymerization vessel were measured in the same manner as
in Example 1. The results are given in Table 39.
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Table 39
Exp. Polymer Repe- Results of polymerization
No. scale tition
preventive number Polymer scale amount(g/m2)
agent of
N f batch Liquid Around interface
E~ye~ phasebetween gas and
liquld phases
1301 201 70 0 8
1302 401 90 0 15
1303 ~10 100 0 10
1304 601 100 0 20
1305 801 120 0 28
1306 1001 120 0 26
1307 1201 150 0 25
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Example 14
A stainless-steel polymerization vessel having an
internal capacity of 1,000 liters and equipped with a stir-
rer was used to carry out polymerization as follows.
The polymer scale preventive agent used in Exeriment
No. 310 was applied to the inner wall of the polymerization
vessel and to the stirring shaft, stirring blades and the
like parts with which monomers come into contact during
polymerization. The agent applied was dried by heating at
50~C for 10 minutes to form a coating, followed by washing
with water.
Thereafter, the polymerization vessel provided with
the coating as above was charged with 400 kg of water, 260
kg of styrene, 140 kg of acrylonitrile, 400 g of partially
saponified polyacrylamide and 1.2 kg of ~,~'-azobisisobuty-
ronitrile, and polymerization was carried out with stirring
at 90~C for 5 hours. After the polymerization was over,
the resulting polymeric product and unreacted monomers were
recovered, and the inside of the vessel was washed with
water to remove residual resin.
Thereafter, the above process comprising the forma-
tion of the coating through polymerization to the washing
of the inside of the polymerization vessel with water was
repeated batchwise 100 times. Upon the 100th batch, the
amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in the
liquid-phase region and that on areas around the interface
between gas and liquid phases inside the polymerization
vessel were measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
The measured amount of polymer scale was 0 g/m2 on the
areas in the liquid-phase region and 13 g/m2 on the areas
around the gas-liquid interface.
Example 15
A stainless-steel polymerization vessel having an
internal capacity of 20 liters and equipped with a stirrer
was used to carry out polymerization as follows.
The polymer scale preventive agent used in Exeriment
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No. 401 was applied to the inner wall of the polymerization
vessel and to the stirring shaft, stirring blades and the
like parts with which monomers come into contact during
polymerization. The agent applied was dried by heating at
50~C for 10 minutes to form a coating, followed by washing
with water.
Thereafter, the polymerization vessel provided with
the coating as above was charged with 9.5 kg of water, 240
g of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, 15 g of t-dodecyl
mercaptan, 2.1 kg of butadiene, 2.8 g of methyl methacry-
late and 16 g of potassium persulfate, and polymerization
was carried out at 60~C for 10 hours.
After the polymerization was over, the resulting
polymeric product and unreacted monomers were recovered,
and the inside of the vessel was washed with water to re-
move residual resin.
Thereafter, the above process comprising the forma-
tion of the coating through polymerization to the washing
of the inside of the polymerization vessel with water was
repeated batchwise 120 times. Upon the 120th batch, the
amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in the
liquid-phase region and that on areas around the interface
between gas and liquid phases inside the polymerization
vessel were measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
The measured amount of polymer scale was 0 g/m2 on the
areas in the liquid-phase region and 10 g/m2 on the areas
around the gas-liquid interface.
Example 16
A stainless-steel polymerization vessel having an
internal capacity of 100 liters and equipped with a stirrer
was used to carry out polymerization as follows.
The polymer scale preventive agent used in Exeriment
No. 410 was applied to the inner wall of the polymerization
vessel and to the stirring shaft, stirring blades and the
like parts with which monomers come into contact during
polymerization. The agent applied was dried by heating at
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50~C for 15 minutes to form a coating, followed by washing
with water.
Thereafter, the polymerization vessel provided with
the coating as above was charged with 40 kg of water, 500 g
of a disproportionated potassium rosinate, 13 kg of a poly-
butadiene latex (solids content: 45%), 9 kg of styrene
monomer, 5 kg of acrylonitrile monomer, 40 g of t-dodecyl
mercaptan and 140 g of cumene hydroperoxide. At a polym-
erization vessel inside temperature of 47~C, the vessel was
charged further with 200 g of grape sugar, 2 g of ferrous
sulfate and 100 g of sodium pyrophosphate. Then, polymeri-
zation was carried out with stirring at 65~C for 4 hours.
After the polymerization was over, the resulting
polymeric product and unreacted monomers were recovered,
and the inside of the vessel was washed with water to re-
move residual resin.
Thereafter, the above process comprising the forma-
tion of the coating through polymerization to the washing
of the inside of the polymerization vessel with water was
repeated batchwise 120 times. Upon the 120th batch, the
amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in the
liquid-phase region and that on areas around the interface
between gas and liquid phases inside the polymerization
vessel were measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
The measured amount of polymer scale was 0 g/m2 on the
areas in the liquid-phase region and 7 g/m2 on the areas
around the gas-liquid interface.
Example 17
A stainless-steel polymerization vessel having an
internal capacity of 20 liters and equipped with a stirrer
was used to carry out polymerization.
The polymer scale preventive agent used in the Ex-
periment No. 701 was applied to the inner wall of the po-
lymerization vessel and to the stirring shaft, stirring
blades and the like parts with which monomers come into
contact during polymerization. The agent applied was dried
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by heating at 60~C for 10 minutes to form a coating, fol-
lowed by washing with water.
Thereafter, the polymerization vessel provided with
the coating as above was charged with 4.5 kg of water, 312
g of a completely saponified polyvinyl alcohol and 6 g of
sodium carbonate, and temperature was raised to 65~C with
stirring. Then, the vessel was further charged with 550 g
of vinyl acetate and 550 g of an aqueous 1 wt.% ammonium
persulfate solution, and temperature was raised to 80~C.
Subsequently, 5.0 kg of vinyl acetate and 1.0 kg of the
aqueous 1 wt.% ammonium persulfate solution were added to
the polymerization vessel over a 4-hour period so as to
achieve uniform mixing of the contents in the vessel.
After the addition of the vinyl acetate and ammonium per-
sulfate was over, the temperature inside the vessel wasraised to 90~C, and polymerization was carried out at 90~C
for 2 hours.
After the polymerization was over, the resulting
polymeric product and unreacted monomers were recovered,
and the inside of the vessel was washed with water to re-
move residual resin.
Thereafter, the above process comprising the forma-
tion of the coating through polymerization to the washing
of the inside of the polymerization vessel with water was
repeated batchwise 120 times. Upon the 120th batch, the
amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in the
liquid-phase region and that on areas around the interface
between gas and liquid phases inside the polymerization
vessel were measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
The measured amount of polymer scale was 0 g/m2 on the
areas in the liquid-phase region and 8 g/m2 on the areas
around the gas-liquid interface.
Example 18
A stainless-steel polymerization vessel having an
internal capacity of 20 liters and equipped with a stirrer
was used to carry out polymerization as follows.
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The polymer scale preventive agent used in Exeriment
No. 801 was applied to the inner wall of the polymerization
vessel and to the stirring shaft, stirring blades and the
like parts with which monomers come into contact during
polymerization. The agent applied was dried by heating at
50~C for 20 minutes to form a coating, followed by washing
with water.
Thereafter, the polymerization vessel provided with
the coating as above was charged with 7.0 kg of water, 430
g of a partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol, 7 g of so-
dium pyrophosphate and 7 g of sodium hydrosulfite, and
temperature was raised to 50~C. Then, the gas phase in the
vessel was replaced with nitrogen gas, temperature was
raised to 70~C, and ethylene was introduced into the vessel
until a vessel internal pressure of 14 kg/cm2.G was
reached. Subsequently, 6.0 kg of vinyl acetate and 1.0 kg
of an aqueous 2 wt.% ammonium persulfate solution were
added uniformly to the contents of the vessel over a 4-hour
period. After the addition of the vinyl acetate and ammo-
nium persulfate was over, the temperature inside the vesselwas raised to 80~C, and polymerization was carried out at
80~C for 3 hours.
After the polymerization was over, the resulting
polymeric product and unreacted monomers were recovered,
and the inside of the vessel was washed with water to re-
move residual resin.
Thereafter, the above process comprising the forma-
tion of the coating through polymerization to the washing
of the inside of the polymerization vessel with water was
repeated batchwise 120 times. Upon the 120th batch, the
amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in the
liquid-phase region and that on areas around the interface
between gas and liquid phases inside the polymerization
vessel were measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
The measured amount of polymer scale was 0 g/m2 on the
areas in the liquid-phase region and 9 g/m2 on the areas
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around the gas-liquid interface.
Example 19
A stainless-steel polymerization vessel having an
internal capacity of 20 liters and equipped with a stirrer
was used to carry out polymerization as follows.
The polymer scale preventive agent used in Exeriment
No. 901 was applied to the inner wall of the polymerization
vessel and to the stirring shaft, stirring blades and the
like parts with which monomers come into contact during
polymerization. The agent applied was dried by heating at
60~C for 20 minutes to form a coating, followed by washing
with water.
Thereafter, the polymerization vessel provided with
the coating as above was charged with an aqueous solution
of 1.2 kg of a polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification
degree of 99.4 mol% and a polymerization degree of 2,250 in
15 liters of water. With the aqueous solution being
stirred, 1 kg of 35% concentrated hydrochrolic acid was
added thereto. After the lapse of 10 minutes, 800 g of
butyraldehyde was added dropwise into the vessel over a
period of 15 minutes. Then, the temperaure inside the
vessel was raised to 60~C, and polymerization was carried
out for 3 hours.
After the polymerization was over, the resulting
polymeric product and unreacted monomers were recovered,
and the inside of the vessel was washed with water to re-
move residual resin.
Thereafter, the above process comprising the forma-
tion of the coating through polymerization to the washing
Of the inside of the polymerization vessel with water was
repeated batchwise 120 times. Upon the 120th batch, the
amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in the
liquid-phase region and that on areas around the interface
between gas and liquid phases inside the polymerization
vessel were measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
The measured amount of polymer scale was 0 g/m2 on the
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areas in the liquid-phase region and 6 g/m2 on the areas
around the gas-liquid interface.
Example 20
Preparation of prepolymer
A prepolymer for use in this Example 20 was prepared
as follows.
A polymerization vessel was charged with 6,000 g of
styrene monomer, 720 g of a polybutadiene rubber, 480 g of
a mineral oil (tradename: CP-50, a product by Idemitsu
Kosan K.K.) and 6,000 g of n-dodecyl mercaptan, and reac-
tion was carried out at 115~C for 5 hours to prepare a
prepolymer.
A stainless-steel polymerization vessel having an
internal capacity of 20 liters and equipped with a stirrer
was used to carry out polymerization as follows.
The polymer scale preventive agent used in Exeriment
No. 1201 was applied to the inner wall of the polymeriza-
tion vessel and to the stirring shaft, stirring blades and
the like parts with which monomers come into contact during
polymerization. The agent applied was dried by heating at
50~C for 15 minutes to form a coating, followed by washing
with water.
Thereafter, the polymerization vessel provided with
the coating as above was charged with 7,000 g of water,
7,000 g of the prepolymer obtained as above, 70 g of hy-
droxyapatite, 0.14 g of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate,
17.5 g of benzoyl peroxide and 10.5 g of t-butyl perbenzo-
ate. The resulting mixture in the vessel was reacted at 92
~C for 3.5 hours and then at 135~C for 1 hour, to produce a
polymer.
After the polymerization was over, the resulting
polymeric product and unreacted monomers were recovered,
and the inside of the vessel was washed with water to re-
move residual resin.
Thereafter, the above process comprising the forma-
tion of the coating through polymerization to the washing
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of the inside of the polymerization vessel with water was
repeated batchwise 150 times. Upon the 150th batch, the
amount of polymer scale deposited on areas located in the
liquid-phase region and that on areas around the interface
between gas and liquid phases inside the polymerization
vessel were measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
The measured amount of polymer scale was 0 g/m2 on the
areas in the liquid-phase region and 17 g/m2 on the areas
around the gas-liquid interface.
